SB40-SSA1, s. 782m 7Section 782m. 45.03 (13) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,488,108 45.03 (13) (f) Provide services related to post-traumatic stress disorder to
9service members and veterans, which shall include at least one of the following
10services:
SB40-SSA1,488,1211 1. Outreach services to service members and veterans who may be experiencing
12post-traumatic stress disorder.
SB40-SSA1,488,1413 2. Information on the availability of post-traumatic stress disorder medical
14services and referrals to those services.
SB40-SSA1, s. 783 15Section 783. 45.03 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,489,516 45.03 (20) Transfer of funds to the veterans trust fund. If the balance in
17the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) is in excess of the amount needed
18for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50 and the
19payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (9) during fiscal year 2006-07 2007-08 or
202008-09
, the department may request permission from the joint committee on
21finance to
transfer the excess moneys to the veterans trust fund. If the
22cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working
23days after the date of receipt of the department's request that the committee has
24scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the transfer, the transfer may be
25made as proposed by the department. If, within 14 working days after the date of

1receipt of the department's request, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the
2department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
3the proposed transfer, the transfer may be made only upon approval of the
4committee.
The total amount transferred under this subsection may not exceed
5$16,000,000 $7,000,000.
SB40-SSA1, s. 783m 6Section 783m. 45.045 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,489,10 745.045 Veteran registry. The department shall establish a voluntary
8statewide registry that will collect information from veterans and inform veterans
9on health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, Agent Orange, and Gulf
10War syndrome.
SB40-SSA1, s. 784 11Section 784. 45.20 (2) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,489,1512 45.20 (2) (d) 2. b. A statement that the veteran is not delinquent in child
13support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses
14or birth expenses, signed by the department of workforce development children and
15families
or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.
SB40-SSA1, s. 785 16Section 785. 45.33 (2) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,489,2017 45.33 (2) (b) 1. b. A statement that the person is not delinquent in child support
18or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses, or birth
19expenses, signed by the department of workforce development children and families
20or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.
SB40-SSA1, s. 785d 21Section 785d. 45.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,489,2422 45.40 (1) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
23subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
24$2,000 $3,000.
SB40-SSA1, s. 785g 25Section 785g. 45.40 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 785m
1Section 785m. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,490,32 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
3receive under this section may not exceed $5,000 $7,500.
SB40-SSA1, s. 786 4Section 786. 45.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,490,95 45.42 (6) (b) Provides to the department a statement that the applicant is not
6delinquent in child support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support,
7medical expenses, or birth expenses, signed by the department of workforce
8development
children and families or its designee within 7 working days before the
9date of the application.
SB40-SSA1, s. 786g 10Section 786g. 45.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,490,2311 45.43 (1) The department shall administer a program to provide assistance to
12persons who served in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the
13U.S. armed forces and who were discharged under conditions other than
14dishonorable. The department shall provide assistance to persons whose need for
15services is based upon homelessness, incarceration, or other circumstances
16designated by the department by rule. The department shall designate the
17assistance available under this section, which may include assistance in receiving
18medical care, dental care, education, employment, and transitional housing. The
19department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of services under this
20section. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (ac), the department shall
21provide $15,000 annually during fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 to the Center for
22Veterans Issues, Ltd., of Milwaukee, to provide outreach services to homeless
23veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
SB40-SSA1, s. 786m 24Section 786m. 45.43 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,491,5
145.43 (3) The department shall annually provide the governor, and the
2appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), with the
3number of veterans that were referred to the U.S. veterans administration hospitals,
4veterans centers, or other health care facilities as a result of telemedicine facilities.
5This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2009.
SB40-SSA1, s. 786u 6Section 786u. 45.51 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 787 7Section 787. 45.51 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,491,148 45.51 (10) (b) Except where a sale occurs under s. 16.848, the The department
9may manage, sell, lease, or transfer property passing to the state pursuant to this
10section or conveyed to it by members, defend and prosecute all actions concerning it,
11pay all just claims against it, and do all other things necessary for the protection,
12preservation, and management of the property. All expenditures necessary for the
13execution of functions under this paragraph or sub. (14) shall be made from the
14appropriation in s. 20.485 (1) (h).
SB40-SSA1, s. 788 15Section 788. 45.51 (13) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,491,2016 45.51 (13) Additional eligibility requirements for skilled nursing facilities.
17(intro.) Any person admitted to a skilled nursing facility at a veterans home shall
18meet the eligibility requirements under ss. 49.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s.
1949.471
and rules promulgated under those sections during residence at the skilled
20nursing facility except if any of the following apply:
SB40-SSA1, s. 789 21Section 789. 45.51 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,492,222 45.51 (13) (a) Persons with sufficient income and resources to meet the
23expenses of care for one or more months may be admitted to the skilled nursing
24facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent required under ss.

149.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated under those
2sections.
SB40-SSA1, s. 790 3Section 790. 45.51 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,492,94 45.51 (13) (b) Persons who meet all the requirements of this section but whose
5degree of physical disability does not meet the minimum requirements under ss.
649.45 and 49.46 and rules promulgated under those sections may be admitted to the
7skilled nursing facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent
8required by ss. 49.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated
9under those sections.
SB40-SSA1, s. 791 10Section 791. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,492,1411 45.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
12released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other
13than dishonorable
and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry
14or reentry into active service and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SB40-SSA1, s. 792 15Section 792. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,492,1916 45.61 (2) (b) A person who was discharged or released from active duty in the
17U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other than dishonorable and who was
18a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent child
19and surviving spouse.
SB40-SSA1, s. 793 20Section 793. 46.001 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,493,5 2146.001 Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve
22human resources in Wisconsin; to provide a just and humane program of services to
23children and unborn children in need of protection or services, nonmarital children
24and the expectant mothers of those unborn children;
to prevent dependency, mental
25illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of social

1maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide effective aid and services
2to all persons in need thereof of that aid and those services and to assist those persons
3to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date; to avoid
4duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies;
5and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.
SB40-SSA1, s. 794 6Section 794. 46.011 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,493,7 746.011 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55, and 58:
SB40-SSA1, s. 795 8Section 795. 46.011 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,493,119 46.011 (1g) "Disabled children's long-term support program" means the
10programs described under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), and 2003
11Wisconsin Act 33
, section 9124 (8c).
SB40-SSA1, s. 796 12Section 796. 46.014 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.265 (6) and amended
13to read:
SB40-SSA1,493,1814 49.265 (6) Reports. At least annually, the secretary shall submit a report to
15the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate
16standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), concerning activities of community action
17agencies under s. 46.30 this section and their effectiveness in promoting social and
18economic opportunities for poor persons.
SB40-SSA1, s. 797 19Section 797. 46.016 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,493,23 2046.016 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
21cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
22assistance, social security, child welfare and youth services, mental hygiene, services
23for the blind, and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare.
SB40-SSA1, s. 798 24Section 798. 46.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,494,5
146.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution which that is subject to
2chs. 46, 48 49 to 51, 55, and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of
3conflict between chs. 46, 48 49 to 51, 55, and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150.
4The department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any
5such controversy a conflict.
SB40-SSA1, s. 799 6Section 799. 46.023 of the statutes is renumbered 48.562.
SB40-SSA1, s. 800 7Section 800. 46.03 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,494,188 46.03 (4) (b) In order to discharge more effectively its responsibilities under
9this chapter and ch. 48 and other relevant provisions of the statutes, be authorized
10to study causes and methods of prevention and treatment of mental illness, mental
11deficiency, mental infirmity, and related social problems, including establishment of
12demonstration projects to apply and evaluate such methods in actual cases. The
13department is directed and authorized to utilize all powers provided by the statutes,
14including the authority under sub. (2a), to accept grants of money or property from
15federal, state, or private sources, and to enlist the cooperation of other appropriate
16agencies and state departments. The department may enter into agreements with
17local government subdivisions, departments, and agencies for the joint conduct of
18these projects, and it may purchase services when deemed considered appropriate.
SB40-SSA1, s. 801 19Section 801. 46.03 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,495,220 46.03 (7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of
21developmentally disabled children, children and unborn children in need of
22protection or services and nonmarital children
; and to this end cooperate with courts
23assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, licensed child welfare
24agencies, and public and private institutions and take the initiative in all matters
25involving the interests of those children and unborn children when adequate

1provision for those interests has not already been made, including the establishment
2and enforcement of standards for services provided under ss. 48.345 and 48.347.
SB40-SSA1, s. 802 3Section 802. 46.03 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,495,154 46.03 (7) (bm) Maintain a file containing records of artificial inseminations
5under s. 891.40, declarations of paternal interest under s. 48.025, and statements
6acknowledging paternity under s. 69.15 (3) (b). The department may release those
7records, declarations, and statements only upon an order of the court except that the
8department may use nonidentifying information concerning artificial inseminations
9for the purpose of compiling statistics, declarations of paternal interest shall be
10released as provided in s. 48.025 (3) (b) and (c)
, and statements acknowledging
11paternity shall be released without a court order to the department of workforce
12development
children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53
13(5) upon the request of that department or county child support agency pursuant to
14the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other person with a direct and
15tangible interest in the statement.
SB40-SSA1, s. 803 16Section 803. 46.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 804 17Section 804. 46.03 (7) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (cm).
SB40-SSA1, s. 805 18Section 805. 46.03 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (d).
SB40-SSA1, s. 806 19Section 806. 46.03 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 807 20Section 807. 46.03 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (f).
SB40-SSA1, s. 808 21Section 808. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (h).
SB40-SSA1, s. 809 22Section 809. 46.03 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7g) and amended
23to read:
SB40-SSA1,496,1424 48.47 (7g) Statewide automated child welfare information system. Establish
25a statewide automated child welfare information system. Notwithstanding ss.

146.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (2) (a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30,
251.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396
3(1) and (2) (a)
938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78 (2) (a), the department may enter the
4content of any record kept or information received by the department into the
5statewide automated child welfare information system, and a county department
6under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, the department, or any other organization that has
7entered into an information sharing and access agreement with the department or
8any of those county departments and that has been approved for access to the
9statewide automated child welfare information system by the department may have
10access to information that is maintained in that system, if necessary to enable the
11county department, department, or organization to perform its duties under this
12chapter, ch. 48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or 42 USC 670 to 679b to or to coordinate the
13delivery of services under this chapter, ch. 48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or 42 USC 670 to
14679b.
SB40-SSA1, s. 810 15Section 810. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.62 (7) and amended
16to read:
SB40-SSA1,496,2117 48.62 (7) Foster care. In each federal fiscal year, the department shall ensure
18that there are no more than 2,200 children in foster care and treatment foster care
19placements for more than 24 months, consistent with the best interests of each child.
20Services provided in connection with this requirement shall comply with the
21requirements under P.L. 96-272.
SB40-SSA1, s. 812c 22Section 812c. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,497,1123 46.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department of
24health and family services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services
25provided or purchased by the department of health and family services, or a county

1department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437, except for services provided
2under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to adoption; services provided
3to courts; outreach, information and referral services; or where when, as determined
4by the department of health and family services, a fee is administratively unfeasible
5or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
6department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437 shall apply the fees which that
7it collects under this program to cover the cost of such those services. The
8department of health and family services shall report to the joint committee on
9finance no later than March 1 of each year on the number of children placed for
10adoption by the department of health and family services during the previous year
11and the costs to the state for services relating to such adoptions.
SB40-SSA1, s. 813 12Section 813. 46.03 (18) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,497,1713 46.03 (18) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging
14and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as
15authorized under s. 48.837 (7).
Paragraph (a) also does not prevent a county
16department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 from charging and collecting the cost of an
17examination ordered under s. 938.295 (2) (a) as authorized under s. 938.295 (2) (c).
SB40-SSA1, s. 814 18Section 814. 46.03 (18) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,497,2119 46.03 (18) (ar) A county may retain fees that it collects under this subsection
20for services the county provides without state funding under the disabled children's
21long-term support program.
SB40-SSA1, s. 815 22Section 815. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,498,323 46.03 (20) (a) Except for payments provided under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49,
24the department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to
25such persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules

1of the department on behalf of the counties. Except for payments provided under ch.
248 or
subch. III of ch. 49, the department may charge the counties for the cost of
3operating public assistance systems which make such payments.
SB40-SSA1, s. 816 4Section 816. 46.03 (22) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,498,55 46.03 (22) (title) Community living arrangements for adults.
SB40-SSA1, s. 817 6Section 817. 46.03 (22) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,498,147 46.03 (22) (a) "Community In this subsection, "community living arrangement
8for adults" means any of the following facilities licensed or operated, or permitted
9under the authority of the department: residential care centers for children and
10youth, as defined in s. 48.02 (15d), operated by child welfare agencies licensed under
11s. 48.60, group homes for children, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), and community-based
12residential facilities
a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01
13(1g); but does not include adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1), day care
14centers, nursing homes, general hospitals, special hospitals, prisons, and jails
.
SB40-SSA1, s. 818 15Section 818. 46.03 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,498,1816 46.03 (22) (b) Community living arrangements for adults shall be subject to the
17same building and housing ordinances, codes, and regulations of the municipality or
18county as similar residences located in the area in which the facility is located.
SB40-SSA1, s. 819 19Section 819. 46.03 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,499,220 46.03 (22) (c) The department shall designate a subunit to keep records and
21supply information on community living arrangements for adults under ss. 59.69
22(15) (f), 60.63 (7), and 62.23 (7) (i) 6. The subunit shall be responsible for receiving
23all complaints regarding community living arrangements for adults and for
24coordinating all necessary investigatory and disciplinary actions under the laws of

1this state and under the rules of the department relating to the licensing of
2community living arrangements for adults.
SB40-SSA1, s. 820 3Section 820. 46.03 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,499,104 46.03 (22) (d) A community living arrangement for adults with a capacity for
58 or fewer persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which
6limits use of property to single-family or 2-family residences. A community living
7arrangement for adults with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons shall be a permissible
8use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to more than
92-family residences. Covenants in deeds which expressly prohibit use of property
10for community living arrangements for adults are void as against public policy.
SB40-SSA1, s. 821 11Section 821. 46.03 (22) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,499,1912 46.03 (22) (e) If a community living arrangement for adults is required to
13obtain special zoning permission, as defined in s. 59.69 (15) (g), the department shall,
14at the request of the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning
15permission, inspect the proposed facility and review the program proposed for the
16facility. After such inspection and review, the department shall transmit to the unit
17of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission a statement
18that the proposed facility and its proposed program have been examined and are
19either approved or disapproved by the department.
SB40-SSA1, s. 822 20Section 822. 46.03 (29) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 823 21Section 823. 46.03 (39) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (39).
SB40-SSA1, s. 824 22Section 824. 46.031 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,500,1823 46.031 (3) (a) Citizen advisory committee. Except as provided in par. (b), the
24county board of supervisors of each county or the county boards of supervisors of 2
25or more counties jointly shall establish a citizen advisory committee to the county

1departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. The citizen advisory
2committee shall advise in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1). Membership
3on the committee shall be determined by the county board of supervisors in a county
4with a single-county committee or by the county boards of supervisors in counties
5with a multicounty committee and shall include representatives of those persons
6receiving services, providers of service and citizens. A majority of the members of the
7committee shall be citizen and service consumers. At least one member of the
8committee shall be chosen from the governing or administrative board of the
9community action agency serving the county or counties under s. 46.30, if any.
The
10committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county supervisors, nor
11of more than 20% service providers. The chairperson of the committee shall be
12appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it. In the case of a
13multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the committee and
14approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The county board of
15supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county boards of
16supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an agent to
17determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
18chairperson or approve the nominee.
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