SB40-CSA1, s. 807 21Section 807. 46.03 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (f).
SB40-CSA1, s. 808 22Section 808. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (h).
SB40-CSA1, s. 809 23Section 809. 46.03 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7g) and amended
24to read:
SB40-CSA1,519,16
148.47 (7g) Statewide automated child welfare information system. Establish
2a statewide automated child welfare information system. Notwithstanding ss.
346.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (2) (a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30,
451.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396
5(1) and (2) (a)
938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78 (2) (a), the department may enter the
6content of any record kept or information received by the department into the
7statewide automated child welfare information system, and a county department
8under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, the department, or any other organization that has
9entered into an information sharing and access agreement with the department or
10any of those county departments and that has been approved for access to the
11statewide automated child welfare information system by the department may have
12access to information that is maintained in that system, if necessary to enable the
13county department, department, or organization to perform its duties under this
14chapter, ch. 48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or 42 USC 670 to 679b to or to coordinate the
15delivery of services under this chapter, ch. 48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or 42 USC 670 to
16679b.
SB40-CSA1, s. 810 17Section 810. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.62 (7) and amended
18to read:
SB40-CSA1,519,2319 48.62 (7) Foster care. In each federal fiscal year, the department shall ensure
20that there are no more than 2,200 children in foster care and treatment foster care
21placements for more than 24 months, consistent with the best interests of each child.
22Services provided in connection with this requirement shall comply with the
23requirements under P.L. 96-272.
SB40-CSA1, s. 812c 24Section 812c. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,520,14
146.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department of
2health and family services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services
3provided or purchased by the department of health and family services, or a county
4department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437, except for services provided
5under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to adoption; services provided
6to courts; outreach, information and referral services; or where when, as determined
7by the department of health and family services, a fee is administratively unfeasible
8or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
9department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437 shall apply the fees which that
10it collects under this program to cover the cost of such those services. The
11department of health and family services shall report to the joint committee on
12finance no later than March 1 of each year on the number of children placed for
13adoption by the department of health and family services during the previous year
14and the costs to the state for services relating to such adoptions.
SB40-CSA1, s. 813 15Section 813. 46.03 (18) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,520,2016 46.03 (18) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging
17and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as
18authorized under s. 48.837 (7).
Paragraph (a) also does not prevent a county
19department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 from charging and collecting the cost of an
20examination ordered under s. 938.295 (2) (a) as authorized under s. 938.295 (2) (c).
SB40-CSA1, s. 814 21Section 814. 46.03 (18) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,520,2422 46.03 (18) (ar) A county may retain fees that it collects under this subsection
23for services the county provides without state funding under the disabled children's
24long-term support program.
SB40-CSA1, s. 814m 25Section 814m. 46.03 (18) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,521,13
146.03 (18) (f) Notwithstanding par. (a), any person who submits to an
2assessment or airman or driver safety plan under s. 23.33 (13) (e), 30.80 (6) (d), 114.09
3(2) (bm),
343.16 (5) (a), 343.30 (1q), 343.305 (10) or 350.11 (3) (d) shall pay a
4reasonable fee therefor to the appropriate county department under s. 51.42 or traffic
5safety school under s. 345.60. A county may allow the person to pay the assessment
6fee in 1, 2, 3 or 4 equal installments. The fee for the airman or driver safety plan may
7be reduced or waived if the person is unable to pay the complete fee, but no fee for
8assessment or attendance at a traffic safety school under s. 345.60 may be reduced
9or waived. Nonpayment of the assessment fee is noncompliance with the court order
10that required completion of an assessment and airman or driver safety plan. Upon
11a finding that the person has the ability to pay, nonpayment of the airman or driver
12safety plan fee is noncompliance with the court order that required completion of an
13assessment and airman or driver safety plan.
SB40-CSA1, s. 815 14Section 815. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,521,2015 46.03 (20) (a) Except for payments provided under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49,
16the department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to
17such persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules
18of the department on behalf of the counties. Except for payments provided under ch.
1948 or
subch. III of ch. 49, the department may charge the counties for the cost of
20operating public assistance systems which make such payments.
SB40-CSA1, s. 816 21Section 816. 46.03 (22) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,521,2222 46.03 (22) (title) Community living arrangements for adults.
SB40-CSA1, s. 817 23Section 817. 46.03 (22) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,522,624 46.03 (22) (a) "Community In this subsection, "community living arrangement
25for adults" means any of the following facilities licensed or operated, or permitted

1under the authority of the department: residential care centers for children and
2youth, as defined in s. 48.02 (15d), operated by child welfare agencies licensed under
3s. 48.60, group homes for children, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), and community-based
4residential facilities
a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01
5(1g); but does not include adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1), day care
6centers, nursing homes, general hospitals, special hospitals, prisons, and jails
.
SB40-CSA1, s. 818 7Section 818. 46.03 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,522,108 46.03 (22) (b) Community living arrangements for adults shall be subject to the
9same building and housing ordinances, codes, and regulations of the municipality or
10county as similar residences located in the area in which the facility is located.
SB40-CSA1, s. 819 11Section 819. 46.03 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,522,1812 46.03 (22) (c) The department shall designate a subunit to keep records and
13supply information on community living arrangements for adults under ss. 59.69
14(15) (f), 60.63 (7), and 62.23 (7) (i) 6. The subunit shall be responsible for receiving
15all complaints regarding community living arrangements for adults and for
16coordinating all necessary investigatory and disciplinary actions under the laws of
17this state and under the rules of the department relating to the licensing of
18community living arrangements for adults.
SB40-CSA1, s. 820 19Section 820. 46.03 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,523,220 46.03 (22) (d) A community living arrangement for adults with a capacity for
218 or fewer persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which
22limits use of property to single-family or 2-family residences. A community living
23arrangement for adults with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons shall be a permissible
24use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to more than

12-family residences. Covenants in deeds which expressly prohibit use of property
2for community living arrangements for adults are void as against public policy.
SB40-CSA1, s. 821 3Section 821. 46.03 (22) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,523,114 46.03 (22) (e) If a community living arrangement for adults is required to
5obtain special zoning permission, as defined in s. 59.69 (15) (g), the department shall,
6at the request of the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning
7permission, inspect the proposed facility and review the program proposed for the
8facility. After such inspection and review, the department shall transmit to the unit
9of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission a statement
10that the proposed facility and its proposed program have been examined and are
11either approved or disapproved by the department.
SB40-CSA1, s. 822 12Section 822. 46.03 (29) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 823 13Section 823. 46.03 (39) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (39).
SB40-CSA1, s. 824 14Section 824. 46.031 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,524,1015 46.031 (3) (a) Citizen advisory committee. Except as provided in par. (b), the
16county board of supervisors of each county or the county boards of supervisors of 2
17or more counties jointly shall establish a citizen advisory committee to the county
18departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. The citizen advisory
19committee shall advise in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1). Membership
20on the committee shall be determined by the county board of supervisors in a county
21with a single-county committee or by the county boards of supervisors in counties
22with a multicounty committee and shall include representatives of those persons
23receiving services, providers of service and citizens. A majority of the members of the
24committee shall be citizen and service consumers. At least one member of the
25committee shall be chosen from the governing or administrative board of the

1community action agency serving the county or counties under s. 46.30, if any.
The
2committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county supervisors, nor
3of more than 20% service providers. The chairperson of the committee shall be
4appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it. In the case of a
5multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the committee and
6approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The county board of
7supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county boards of
8supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an agent to
9determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
10chairperson or approve the nominee.
SB40-CSA1, s. 825 11Section 825. 46.034 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,524,2312 46.034 (1) The department, in order to discharge more effectively its
13responsibilities under this chapter and chs. 48, 51, 250, and 251 and other relevant
14provisions of the statutes, may establish community human services pilot programs
15for the study, implementation, and evaluation of improved human services delivery
16systems. In the implementation of such those pilot programs, the requirement of
17statewide uniformity with respect to the organization and governance of human
18services shall not apply. The department and local governmental bodies may
19establish such departments, boards, committees, organizational structures, and
20procedures as may be needed to implement the pilot programs. The departments,
21boards, committees, and organizational structures may assume responsibilities
22currently assigned by statute to the departments, boards, committees , or
23organizational structures that are replaced.
SB40-CSA1, s. 826 24Section 826. 46.036 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,525,10
146.036 (1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county
2department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, except as provided under
3subch. III of ch. 49 and s. 301.08 (2), shall be authorized and contracted for under the
4standards established under this section. The department may require the county
5departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For
6purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived
7by the department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes or
8treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62.
When the
9department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this
10section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
SB40-CSA1, s. 827 11Section 827. 46.036 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,525,2212 46.036 (4) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, maintain a uniform double
13entry accounting system and a management information system which are
14compatible with cost accounting and control systems prescribed by the department.
15The department shall establish a simplified double entry bookkeeping system for use
16by family-operated group homes. Each purchaser shall determine whether a
17family-operated group home from which it purchases services shall use the double
18entry accounting system or the simplified system and shall include this
19determination in the purchase of service contract. In this paragraph,
20"family-operated group home" means a group home licensed under s. 48.66 (1) (a) for
21which the licensee is one or more individuals who operate not more than one group
22home.
SB40-CSA1, s. 829c 23Section 829c. 46.036 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,526,424 46.036 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
25required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and

1compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000. The audit
2shall follow standards that the department prescribes. A purchaser may waive the
3requirements of this paragraph for any family-operated group home, as defined
4under par. (a), from which it purchases services.
SB40-CSA1, s. 830 5Section 830. 46.037 of the statutes is renumbered 49.343 and amended to
6read:
SB40-CSA1,526,12 749.343 Rates for residential child care centers and group homes. (1)
8Subject to sub. (1m), each residential child care center for children and youth, as
9defined in s. 48.02 (15d),
and each group home, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), that is
10licensed under s. 48.625 and incorporated under ch. 180, 181, 185, or 193 shall
11establish a per client rate for its services and shall charge all purchasers the same
12rate.
SB40-CSA1,526,24 13(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department, a county department under
14s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the
15department and one or more of those county departments, and a residential child
16care center for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1), may
17negotiate a per client rate for the services of that residential child care center for
18children and youth
or group home, if the department, that county department, the
19county departments in that group of county departments, or the department and one
20or more of those county departments, agree to place 75% or more of the residents of
21that residential child care center for children and youth or group home during the
22period for which that rate is effective. A residential child care center for children and
23youth
or group home that negotiates a per client rate under this subsection shall
24charge that rate to all purchasers of its services.
SB40-CSA1,527,8
1(2) A residential child care center for children and youth or a group home, as
2described in sub. (1) or (1m), shall submit to the department the rate it charges and
3any change in that rate before a charge is made to any purchaser. The department
4shall provide forms and instructions for the submission of rates and changes in rates
5under this subsection and a residential child care center for children and youth or
6a group home that is required to submit a rate or a change in a rate under this
7subsection shall submit that rate or change in a rate using those forms and
8instructions.
SB40-CSA1,527,11 9(3) The department may require an audit of any residential child care center
10for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1) or (1m), for the purpose
11of collecting federal funds.
SB40-CSA1, s. 831 12Section 831. 46.043 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,527,2013 46.043 (1) In addition to inpatient and outpatient services provided at mental
14health institutes under ss. 51.05 and 51.07, the department may authorize mental
15health institutes to offer services other than inpatient mental health services when
16the department determines that community services need to be supplemented.
17Services that may be offered under this section include mental health outpatient
18treatment and services, day programming, consultation and services in residential
19facilities, including group homes, child caring institutions residential care centers
20for children and youth
and community-based residential facilities.
SB40-CSA1, s. 832 21Section 832. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,528,622 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
23department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
24(2) (kx) $1,379,300 in each fiscal year 2005-06 and $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2006-07
25and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of

1corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx)
2$2,271,200 $2,639,800 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $2,390,600 2007-08 and
3$2,707,300
in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09 for services for juveniles placed at the
4Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health and family services
5may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing
6those services.
SB40-CSA1, s. 833 7Section 833. 46.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,528,168 46.10 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and subject to par. (cm), liability
9of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 46.03 (18) for the care and maintenance of the
10parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357
11in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment
12foster home, subsidized guardianship home, or residential care center for children
13and youth shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard
14established by the department of workforce development children and families
15under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the manner
16established by the department under s. 46.247 par. (g).
SB40-CSA1, s. 834 17Section 834. 46.10 (14) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,528,2418 46.10 (14) (g) For purposes of determining child support under par. (b), the
19department shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard
20established by the department of children and families under s. 49.22 (9) to a child
21support obligation for the care and maintenance of a child who is placed by a court
22order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility. The rules shall
23take into account the needs of any person, including dependent children other than
24the child, whom either parent is legally obligated to support.
SB40-CSA1, s. 835 25Section 835. 46.10 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,529,13
146.10 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss.
251.42 and 51.437 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards
3established by the department under s. 46.036, the responsibilities vested in the
4department under this section for collection of patient fees for services other than
5those provided at state facilities or, those provided to children that are reimbursed
6under a waiver under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275,, 46.278, or 46.2785, or a waiver requested
7under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), or 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section
89124 (8c),
those provided under the disabled children's long-term support program
9if the county departments or providers meet the conditions that the department
10determines are appropriate. The department may delegate to county departments
11under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 the responsibilities vested in the department under this
12section for collection of patient fees for services provided at the state facilities if the
13necessary conditions are met.
SB40-CSA1, s. 836 14Section 836. 46.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,529,2015 46.16 (1) Generally. The department shall investigate and supervise all the
16charitable and curative institutions, including county infirmaries, of every county
17and municipality, except tuberculosis sanatoriums; all shelter care facilities for
18children and
, and all hospitals, asylums, and institutions, organized for the purpose
19set forth in s. 58.01, and familiarize itself with all the circumstances affecting their
20management and usefulness.
SB40-CSA1, s. 837 21Section 837. 46.16 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 838 22Section 838. 46.16 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 839 23Section 839. 46.16 (2s) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 840 24Section 840. 46.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,530,8
146.16 (3) County homes, poor relief. It The department shall visit the county
2homes and ascertain the number of each sex and the number of mentally ill, mentally
3deficient, deaf, or blind persons, and children supported in each, at what cost and
4under what circumstances affecting their health, comfort, morals, and education;
5collect statistics of the cost of support, and other important facts, of the poor relieved
6at public expense outside of county homes; and collect information as to the adequacy
7and efficiency of existing laws for the support and relief of the poor, and the causes
8of pauperism in the state.
SB40-CSA1, s. 841 9Section 841. 46.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,530,1810 46.16 (7) Enforcement by attorney general and district attorneys. Upon
11request of the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper
12county shall aid in any investigation, inspection, hearing, or trial had under the
13provisions of this chapter, or those sections of ch. 48 relating to powers of the
14department, and shall institute and prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings
15for the enforcement of such those provisions and for the punishment of violations of
16the same those provisions. The attorney general or district attorney so requested
17shall report or confer with the department regarding the request, within 30 days
18after the receipt of such the request.
SB40-CSA1, s. 842 19Section 842. 46.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,530,2320 46.17 (1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for
21the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of county homes, county
22infirmaries, county hospitals, and mental health facilities and shelter care facilities,
23with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to serve.
SB40-CSA1, s. 843 24Section 843. 46.206 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,531,8
146.206 (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of social
2services, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for
3juvenile delinquency-related services. The department shall submit to the federal
4authorities state plans for the administration of social services, except as provided
5under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile delinquency-related
6services, in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities
7require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their
8correctness.
SB40-CSA1, s. 844 9Section 844. 46.206 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,531,2110 46.206 (1) (bm) All records of the department relating to aid provided under
11s. 49.46, 49.465, 49.468, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.77 are open to inspection at reasonable
12hours by members of the legislature who require the information contained in the
13records in pursuit of a specific state legislative purpose. All records of any county
14relating to aid provided under s. 49.46, 49.465, 49.468, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.77 are
15open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the board of supervisors of the
16county or the governing body of a city, village or town located in the county who
17require the information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific county or
18municipal legislative purpose. The right to records access provided by this
19paragraph does not apply if access is prohibited by federal law or regulation or if this
20state is required to prohibit such access as a condition precedent to participation in
21a federal program in which this state participates.
SB40-CSA1, s. 845 22Section 845. 46.206 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,532,223 46.206 (2) The county administration of all laws relating to social services,
24except with respect to the programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and to

1juvenile delinquency-related programs, shall be vested in the officers and agencies
2designated in the statutes.
SB40-CSA1, s. 846 3Section 846. 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,532,204 46.21 (2m) (c) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78
5(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07
6(3) (c), a subunit of a county department of human services or tribal agency acting
7under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without
8the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county
9department of human services or tribal agency, with a resource center, a care
10management organization, or a family long-term care district, with an
11elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency to which referral
12for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a) 1g., or with a person
13providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county
14department of human services or tribal agency or with a resource center, a care
15management organization, or a family long-term care district, if necessary to enable
16an employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county
17department of human services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services
18to the client. An agency that releases information under this paragraph shall
19document that a request for information was received and what information was
20provided.
SB40-CSA1, s. 847 21Section 847. 46.21 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,532,2322 46.21 (5) (b) Sections 46.10, 49.08, 49.345, 49.90, and 301.12 govern the
23support and maintenance of persons in any of the institutions specified in sub. (2) (a).
SB40-CSA1, s. 848 24Section 848. 46.215 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,533,6
146.215 (1) (d) To make investigations that relate to services under subchs. II,
2IV, and V of ch. 49 upon request by the department of health and family services, to
3make investigations that relate to juvenile delinquency-related services at the
4request of the department of corrections, and to make investigations that relate to
5programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 upon request by the department of
6workforce development children and families.
SB40-CSA1, s. 849 7Section 849. 46.215 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,533,118 46.215 (1) (j) To make payments in such manner as the department of
9workforce development children and families may determine for training of
10recipients, former recipients, and potential recipients of aid in programs established
11under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., and s. 49.26 (1).
SB40-CSA1, s. 850 12Section 850. 46.215 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,534,413 46.215 (1m) Exchange of information; long-term care. Notwithstanding ss.
1446.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82,
15252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a subunit of a county department of social
16services or tribal agency acting under this section may exchange confidential
17information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other
18subunit of the same county department of social services or tribal agency, with a
19resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
20district, with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency
21to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a)
221g., or with a person providing services to the client under a purchase of services
23contract with the county department of social services or tribal agency or with a
24resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
25district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her

1duties, or to enable the county department of social services or tribal agency to
2coordinate the delivery of services to the client. An agency that releases information
3under this subsection shall document that a request for information was received
4and what information was provided.
SB40-CSA1, s. 851 5Section 851. 46.215 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,534,126 46.215 (1p) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare
7information system.
Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78
8(2) (a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82,
9252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78
10(2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record
11kept or information received by that county department into the statewide
12automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB40-CSA1, s. 852 13Section 852. 46.215 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,534,2314 46.215 (2) (a) 2. In order to ensure the availability of a full range of care and
15services, the county department of social services may contract, either directly or
16through the department of workforce development children and families, with public
17or voluntary agencies or others to purchase, in full or in part, care and services under
18ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 which the county department of social services is
19authorized to furnish. This care and these services may be purchased from the
20department of workforce development children and families if the department of
21workforce development children and families has staff to furnish the services. If the
22county department of social services has adequate staff, it may sell the care and
23services directly to another county or state agency.
SB40-CSA1, s. 853 24Section 853. 46.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,535,7
146.215 (2) (b) A county department of social services may purchase
2development and training services from the department of health and family
3services, from the department of workforce development children and families, from
4the department of corrections or from other county agencies when the services are
5available. A county department of social services may sell the development and staff
6training services to another county or state agency if the county department has
7adequate staff to provide the services.
SB40-CSA1, s. 854 8Section 854. 46.215 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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