SB40-SSA1, s. 1106
21Section
1106. 46.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.565 (2) (a) and
22amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,571,1723
48.565
(2) (a) Subject to par. (am), if on December 31 of any year there remains
24unspent or unencumbered in the allocation under s.
46.40 48.563 (2) an amount that
25exceeds the amount received under
42 USC 670 to
679a and allocated under s.
46.40
148.563 (2) in that year, the department shall carry forward the excess moneys and
2distribute not less than 50% of the excess moneys to counties having a population of
3less than 500,000 that are making a good faith effort, as determined by the
4department, to comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. for services and projects to assist
5children and families, notwithstanding the percentage limit specified in sub. (3)
(a).
6A county shall use not less than 50% of the moneys distributed to the county under
7this subsection for services for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect to prevent
8the need for child abuse and neglect intervention services, except that in the calendar
9year in which a county achieves compliance with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. and in the 2
10calendar years after that calendar year the county may use 100% of the moneys
11distributed under this paragraph to reimburse the department for the costs of
12achieving that compliance. If a county does not comply with s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. before
13July 1, 2005, the department may recover any amounts distributed to that county
14under this paragraph after June 30, 2001, by billing the county or deducting from
15that county's allocation under s.
46.40 48.563 (2). All moneys received by the
16department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account
17under s.
20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (j).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1107
18Section
1107. 46.45 (2) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 48.565 (2) (am) and
19amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,571,2320
48.565
(2) (am) If on December 31 of any year a county is not using the
21centralized unit contracted for under s.
46.03 48.47 (7) (h) for determining whether
22the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement under
42 USC 670 23to
679a, the department shall reduce that county's distribution under par. (a) by 50%.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1108
24Section
1108. 46.45 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.565 (2) (b).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1109
1Section
1109. 46.45 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.565 (2) (c) and
2amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,572,53
48.565
(2) (c) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under
4s.
20.435 (8) (mb) 20.437 (3) (mp) any moneys carried forward under par. (a), but not
5distributed to counties, and may expend those moneys as provided in s.
46.46 48.567.
SB40-SSA1,572,207
46.45
(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at the request of a county, tribal
8governing body, or private nonprofit organization, the department shall carry
9forward up to 3% of the total amount allocated to the county, tribal governing body,
10or nonprofit organization for a calendar year, not including the amount allocated to
11the county under s. 46.40 (7), which amount may be carried forward as provided in
12par. (c). All funds carried forward for a tribal governing body or nonprofit
13organization
, all federal child welfare funds under 42 USC 620 to 626, and all funds
14allocated under s. 46.40 (2m) carried forward for a county shall be used for the
15purpose for which the funds were originally allocated. Other funds carried forward
16under this paragraph may be used for any purpose under s. 20.435 (7) (b), except that
17a county may not use any funds carried forward under this paragraph for
18administrative or staff costs. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this
19paragraph does not affect a county's base allocations under s. 46.40 (2), (2m), (8), and
20(9).
SB40-SSA1,573,422
46.46
(1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb), the
23department shall support costs that are exclusively related to the ongoing and
24recurring operational costs of augmenting the amount of moneys received under
42
25USC 670 to 679a, 42 USC 1395 to
1395ddd, and
42 USC 1396 to
1396v and to any
1other purpose provided for by the legislature by law or in budget determinations and
2shall distribute moneys to counties as provided in sub. (1g). In addition, the
3department may expend moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (8)
4(mb) as provided in
subs. (1m) and sub. (2).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1112
5Section
1112. 46.46 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.567 (1m) and
6amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,573,157
48.567
(1m) In addition to expending moneys from the appropriation account
8under s.
20.435 (8) (mb) 20.437 (3) (mp) for the augmentation activities specified in
9sub. (1), the department may expend moneys received under
42 USC 1396 to
1396v 10in reimbursement of the cost of providing targeted case management services to
11children whose care is not eligible for reimbursement under
42 USC 670 to
679a and
12credited to the appropriation account under s.
20.435 (8) (mb) 20.437 (3) (mp) to
13support the counties' share of implementing the statewide automated child welfare
14information system under s. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. and to provide services to children and
15families under s. 48.48 (17).
SB40-SSA1,574,617
46.46
(2) If the department proposes to use any moneys from the appropriation
18account under s. 20.435 (8) (mb) for any purpose other than the purposes specified
19in subs. (1)
, (1g), and (1m) and (1g), the department shall submit a plan for the
20proposed use of those moneys to the secretary of administration by September 1 of
21the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which those moneys were received. If the
22secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall submit the plan to the
23joint committee on finance by October 1 of the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which
24those moneys were received. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
25secretary of administration within 14 working days after the date of submittal of the
1plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
2plan, the department may implement the plan. If within 14 working days after the
3date of the submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the
4committee notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
5purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan only with the
6approval of the committee.
SB40-SSA1,574,108
46.48
(9) Quality home care program. The department shall distribute at least
9$167,000 in each fiscal year as a grant to an organization to provide services to
10consumers and providers of supportive home care and personal care.
SB40-SSA1,574,1612
46.48
(11m) (b) The department shall award not more than
$83,800 in fiscal
13year 2005-06 and not more than $106,400
in fiscal year 2006-07 annually as a grant
14to an organization or a group of organizations to provide services for female prisoners
15and offenders from Milwaukee County and their children, if the prisoners or
16offenders have been convicted of nonviolent crimes.
SB40-SSA1,574,2218
46.48
(16) Children's long-term managed care. The department shall award
19not more than $250,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and not more than $250,000 in fiscal
20year 2008-09 as a grant to an organization or a group of organizations for technical
21assistance and planning services in support of family-centered managed care for
22children with long-term support needs.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1117
23Section
1117. 46.481 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (intro.) and
24amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,575,3
148.481 Grants for children's community programs. (intro.) From the
2appropriation under s.
20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (bc), the department shall distribute the
3following grants for children's community programs:
SB40-SSA1, s. 1118
4Section
1118. 46.481 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (1) (title).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1119
5Section
1119. 46.481 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (1) (a) and
6amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,575,167
48.481
(1) (a) The department shall distribute $497,200 in each fiscal year to
8counties for the purpose of supplementing payments for the care of an individual who
9attains age 18 after 1986 and who resided in a foster home
, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), 10or a treatment foster home
, as defined in s. 48.02 (17q), for at least 2 years
11immediately prior to attaining age 18 and, for at least 2 years, received exceptional
12foster care or treatment foster care payments in order to avoid institutionalization,
13as provided under rules promulgated by the department, so that the individual may
14live in a family home or other noninstitutional situation after attaining age 18. No
15county may use funds provided under this paragraph to replace funds previously
16used by the county for this purpose.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1120
17Section
1120. 46.481 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (1) (b).
SB40-SSA1,575,2219
46.481
(2) Foster youth independence. The department shall distribute
20$50,000 in each fiscal year to the Foster Youth Independence Center in the city of
21Milwaukee to provide services to assist youths in making the transition from foster
22care to independent living.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1120n
23Section 1120n. 46.481 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is renumbered 48.481 (2).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1122
1Section
1122. 46.485 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,576,72
46.485
(2g) (intro.) From the appropriation
accounts account under s. 20.435
3(4) (b)
and (gp), the department may in each fiscal year transfer funds to the
4appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (kb) for distribution under this section and from the
5appropriation
account under s. 20.435 (7) (mb) the department
may not shall 6distribute
more than $1,330,500 in each fiscal year to applying counties in this state
7that meet all of the following requirements, as determined by the department:
SB40-SSA1,576,129
46.485
(3g) The amount that the department may transfer under sub. (2g) for
10counties may not exceed the estimated state share of payments under s. 49.45, 49.46
11or, 49.47
, or 49.471 for mental health care and treatment that is provided in inpatient
12facilities for children with severe emotional disturbances.
SB40-SSA1,576,15
1446.49 (title)
Allocation of federal funds for community aids and child
15welfare.
SB40-SSA1,577,817
46.49
(1) Subject to s. 46.40 (1) (b) and (c), if If the department receives
18unanticipated federal community mental health services block grant funds under
42
19USC 300x to
300x-9, or federal prevention and treatment of substance abuse block
20grant funds under
42 USC 300x-21 to
300x-35, or foster care and adoption
21assistance payments under 42 USC 670 to 679a and
it if the department proposes to
22allocate the unanticipated funds so that an allocation limit in s. 46.40 is exceeded,
23the department shall submit a plan for the proposed allocation to the secretary of
24administration. If the secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall
25submit it to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee
1do not notify the secretary of administration that the committee has scheduled a
2meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan within 14 working days after the date
3of his or her submittal, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding
4any allocation limits under s. 46.40. If within 14 working days after the date of the
5submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the committee
6notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
7reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding s.
846.40, only with the approval of the committee.
SB40-SSA1,578,510
46.495
(1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
11department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for
12foster care, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose
13behalf aid is received under s. 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22,
14and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the
15distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (8), and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the
16distribution under s. 46.40 (2) shall be specified in a schedule established annually
17by the department of health and family services. Each county's required match for
18the distribution under s. 46.40 (8) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's
19distributions under s. 46.40 (8) for that year for which matching funds are required
20plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for
21juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's
22required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of
23that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9)
(a)
(ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching
24funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or
25private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5).
1Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match
2is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal
3funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal
4funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county
5matching funds.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1126
6Section
1126. 46.495 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,579,38
46.495
(1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
9department shall distribute the funding for social services
, including funding for
10foster care, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose
11behalf aid is received under s. 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22,
12and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the
13distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (8), and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the
14distribution under s. 46.40 (2) shall be specified in a schedule established annually
15by the department
of health and family services. Each county's required match for
16the distribution under s. 46.40 (8) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's
17distributions under s. 46.40 (8) for that year for which matching funds are required
18plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for
19juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's
20required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of
21that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching
22funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or
23private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5).
24Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match
25is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal
1funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal
2funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county
3matching funds.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1127
4Section
1127. 46.51 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (title).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1128
5Section
1128. 46.51 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (1) and amended
6to read:
SB40-SSA1,579,117
48.986
(1) From the amounts distributed under s.
46.40 48.563 (1) for services
8for children and families, the department shall distribute funds to eligible counties
9for services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse, including
10child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse prevention, investigation
, and
11treatment.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1133
16Section
1133. 46.515 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (title).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1134
17Section
1134. 46.515 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1)
18(intro.).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1136
20Section
1136. 46.515 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1)
21(b) (intro.).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1137
22Section
1137. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1)
23(b) 1. (intro.).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1138
24Section
1138. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b)
251. a.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1139
1Section
1139. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b)
21. b.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1140
3Section
1140. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b)
41. c. and amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,580,125
48.983
(1) (b) 1. c. A family that includes a person who has contacted a county
6department
, as defined in s. 48.02 (2g), or an Indian tribe that has been awarded a
7grant under this section or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more that
8has been awarded a grant under this section, the department or a licensed child
9welfare agency under contract with the department requesting assistance to prevent
10abuse or neglect of a child in the person's family and with respect to which an
11individual responding to the request has determined that all of the conditions in
12subd. 2. exist.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1141
13Section
1141. 46.515 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) 2.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1143
15Section
1143. 46.515 (1) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (cm).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1144
16Section
1144. 46.515 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (d).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1145
17Section
1145. 46.515 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (e).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1146
18Section
1146. 46.515 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (f).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1147
19Section
1147. 46.515 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (g).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1148
20Section
1148. 46.515 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (h).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1149
21Section
1149. 46.515 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (i).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1150
22Section
1150. 46.515 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (j).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1151
23Section
1151. 46.515 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (2) and amended
24to read:
SB40-SSA1,581,18
148.983
(2) Funds provided. If a county or Indian tribe applies and is selected
2by the department under sub. (5) to participate in the program under this section,
3the department shall award, from the appropriation under s.
20.435 (5) 20.437 (2) 4(ab), a grant annually to be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (4) (a) and
5(am). The minimum amount of a grant is $10,000. The department shall determine
6the amount of a grant awarded to a county, other than a county with a population of
7500,000 or more, or Indian tribe in excess of the minimum amount based on the
8number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in
9that county or the reservation of that Indian tribe in proportion to the number of
10births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the
11counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded
12under this section. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded
13to a county with a population of 500,000 or more in excess of the minimum amount
14based on 60% of the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under
15subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county in proportion to the number of births that are
16funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the
17reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this
18section.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1154
21Section
1154. 46.515 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (5) and amended
22to read:
SB40-SSA1,582,1723
48.983
(5) Selection of counties and Indian tribes. The department shall
24provide competitive application procedures for selecting counties and Indian tribes
25for participation in the program under this section. The department shall establish
1a method for ranking applicants for selection based on the quality of their
2applications. In ranking the applications submitted by counties, the department
3shall give favorable consideration to a county that has indicated under sub. (6) (d)
42. that it is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the county under s.
546.45 48.565 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a medical assistance
6beneficiary under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member of a family
7that is a case and that has explained under sub. (6) (d) 2. how the county plans to use
8that portion of those moneys to promote the provision of those services for the case
9by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services in a flexible,
10comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the necessity for
11court-ordered services. The department shall also provide application requirements
12and procedures for the renewal of a grant awarded under this section. The
13application procedures and the renewal application requirements and procedures
14shall be clear and understandable to the applicants. The department need not
15promulgate as rules under ch. 227 the application procedures, the renewal
16application requirements or procedures or the method for ranking applicants
17established under this subsection.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1155
18Section
1155. 46.515 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6)
19(intro.).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1156
20Section
1156. 46.515 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (a).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1157
21Section
1157. 46.515 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (b).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1158
22Section
1158. 46.515 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (c).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1159
23Section
1159. 46.515 (6) (d) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d)
24(title).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1160
25Section
1160. 46.515 (6) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) 1.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1161
1Section
1161. 46.515 (6) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) 2.
2and amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,583,113
48.983
(6) (d) 2. The applicant indicates in the grant application whether the
4applicant is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the applicant under
5s.
46.45 48.565 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a medical assistance
6beneficiary under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member of a family
7that is a case. If the applicant is so willing, the applicant shall explain how the
8applicant plans to use that portion of those moneys to promote the provision of those
9services for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services
10in a flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the
11necessity for court-ordered services.
SB40-SSA1, s. 1162
12Section
1162. 46.515 (6) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (e).
SB40-SSA1, s. 1164
14Section
1164. 46.515 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6m) and
15amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,583,2416
48.983
(6m) Notification of parent prior to making abuse or neglect report. 17If a person who is providing services under a home visitation program under sub. (4)
18(b) 1. determines that he or she is required or permitted to make a report under s.
1948.981 (2) about a child in a family to which the person is providing those services,
20the person shall, prior to making the report under s. 48.981 (2), make a reasonable
21effort to notify the child's parent that a report under s. 48.981 (2) will be made and
22to encourage the parent to contact a county department
under s. 46.22 or 46.23 to
23request assistance. The notification requirements under this subsection do not affect
24the reporting requirements under s. 48.981 (2).