SECTION 217. 46.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (2) (b) A county department of social services may purchase development and training services from the department of health and family services, from the department of workforce development children and families, from the department of corrections or from other county agencies when the services are available. A county department of social services may sell the development and staff training services to another county or state agency if the county department has adequate staff to provide the services.
SECTION 218. 46.215 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (2) (c) 2. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 49.34, plans and contracts for care and services to be purchased under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49. The department of workforce development children and families may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 49.34 and if state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of workforce development children and families to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of workforce development children and families may not make any payments to a county for programs included in a contract under review by the committee.
SECTION 219. 46.215 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.215 (3) PROGRAM BUDGETS. The county department of social services shall submit a final budget to the department of health and family services under s. 46.031 (1), to the department of corrections under s. 301.031 (1), and to the department of workforce development children and families under s. 49.325 (1), for authorized services.
SECTION 220. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 1. b. To make investigations which relate to welfare services, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, upon request by the department of health and family services.
SECTION 221. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. f. of the statutes is renumbered 46.22 (1) (b) 2. fm.
SECTION 222. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) A county department of social services shall have the following functions, duties, and powers in accordance with the rules promulgated by the department of workforce development children and families and subject to the supervision of the department of workforce development children and families:
SECTION 223. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 2. c. To make investigations as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 upon request by the department of workforce development children and families.
SECTION 224. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 2. e. To make payments in such manner as the department of workforce development children and families may determine for training of recipients, former recipients and potential recipients of aid in programs established under ss. 49.193, 1997 stats., and s. 49.26 (1).
SECTION 225. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 2. g. To make certification or referral of eligibles for state or federal works or other assistance programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, eligibility for which is based on need.
SECTION 226. 46.22 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) A county department of social services shall have the following functions, duties, and powers in accordance with the rules promulgated and standards established by the department of health and family services and subject to the supervision of the department of workforce development children and families:
SECTION 227. 46.22 (1) (b) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (b) 3. d. To submit a final budget to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with s. 49.325 for services authorized in this subdivision.
SECTION 228. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. The county department of social services shall implement the statewide automated child welfare information system established by the department under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SECTION 229. 46.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (d) Merit system; records. The county department of social services is subject to s. 49.78 (4) to (7). The county department of social services and all county officers and employees performing any duties in connection with the administration of aid to families with dependent children shall observe all rules promulgated by the department of workforce development children and families under s. 49.78 (4) and shall keep records and furnish reports as the department of workforce development children and families requires in relation to their performance of such duties.
SECTION 230. 46.22 (1) (dp) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (dp) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare information system. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (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, 252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78 (2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record kept or information received by that county department into the statewide automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SECTION 231. 46.22 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (e) 1. In order to ensure the availability of a full range of care and services, a county department of social services may contract, either directly or through the department of health and family services, the department of workforce development children and families, or the department of corrections, with public or voluntary agencies or others to purchase, in full or in part, care and services which the county department of social services is authorized by any statute to furnish in any manner. The services may be purchased from the department of health and family services, the department of workforce development children and families, or the department of corrections if the department of health and family services, the department of workforce development children and families, or the department of corrections has staff to furnish the services. The county department of social services, if it has adequate staff, may sell the care and services directly to another county or state agency.
SECTION 232. 46.22 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (e) 2. A county department of social services may purchase development and training services from the department of health and family services, the department of workforce development children and families, or the department of corrections or from other county agencies if the services are available or sell the development and staff training services to another county or state agency if the county department of social services has adequate staff to provide the services.
SECTION 233. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (e) 3. a. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 46.036, plans and contracts for care and services, except under ch. 48, subch. III of ch. 49, and s. 301.08 (2), to be purchased. The department of health and family services may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 46.036 and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of health and family services to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of health and family services may not make any payments to a county for programs included in the contract that is under review by the committee. The department of health and family services shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o) according to s. 46.495.
SECTION 234. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (1) (e) 3. b. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 49.34, plans and contracts for care and services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 to be purchased. The department of workforce development children and families may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 49.34 and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of workforce development children and families to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of workforce development children and families may not make any payments to a county for programs included in the contract that is under review by the committee.
SECTION 235. 46.22 (2g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (2g) (d) Prepare, with the assistance of the county social services director under sub. (3m) (b) 5., a proposed budget for submission to the county executive or county administrator, a final budget for submission to the department of health and family services in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for authorized services, except services under ch. 48, subch. III of ch. 49, or s. 301.08 (2), a final budget for submission to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with s. 49.325 for authorized services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, and a final budget for submission to the department of corrections in accordance with s. 301.031 (1) for authorized juvenile delinquency-related services.
SECTION 236. 46.22 (3m) (b) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (3m) (b) 12. Establish priorities in addition to those mandated by the department of health and family services, by the department of workforce development children and families, or by the department of corrections.
SECTION 237. 46.22 (3m) (b) 17. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.22 (3m) (b) 17. b. Such other reports as are required by the secretary of health and family services, the secretary of workforce development children and families, the secretary of corrections, and the county board of supervisors.
SECTION 238. 46.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (3) (a) Creation. Upon approval by the secretary of health and family services, by the secretary of corrections, and by the secretary of workforce development children and families of a feasibility study and a program implementation plan, the county board of supervisors of any county with a population of less than 500,000, or the county boards of supervisors of 2 or more contiguous counties, each of which has a population of less than 500,000, may establish by resolution a county department of human services on a single-county or multicounty basis to provide the services required under this section. The county department of human services shall consist of the county human services board, the county human services director and necessary personnel.
SECTION 239. 46.23 (3) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (3) (am) 4. No funds may be allocated to any multicounty department of human services until the counties have drawn up a detailed contractual agreement, approved by the secretary of health and family services, by the secretary of corrections, and by the secretary of workforce development children and families, setting forth the plan for joint sponsorship.
SECTION 240. 46.23 (3) (ed) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (3) (ed) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare information system. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (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, 252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78 (2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record kept or information received by that county department into the statewide automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SECTION 241. 46.23 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (a) 1. Shall determine administrative and program policies, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile delinquency-related policies, within limits established by the department of health and family services. Policy decisions, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile delinquency-related policies, not reserved by statute for the department of health and family services may be delegated by the secretary to the county human services board.
SECTION 242. 46.23 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (a) 2. Shall determine administrative and program policies under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 within limits established by the department of workforce development children and families. Policy decisions under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 not reserved by statute for the department of workforce development children and families may be delegated by the secretary of workforce development children and families to the county human services board.
SECTION 243. 46.23 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (b) Shall establish priorities in addition to those mandated by the department of health and family services, the department of corrections, or the department of workforce development children and families.
SECTION 244. 46.23 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (c) 1. Shall determine whether state mandated services, except for services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and juvenile delinquency-related services, are provided or purchased or contracted for with local providers, and monitor the performance of such contracts. Purchase of services contracts shall be subject to the conditions specified in s. 46.036.
SECTION 245. 46.23 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (c) 2. Shall determine whether state mandated services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 are provided or purchased or contracted for with local providers, and monitor the performance of such contracts. Purchase of services contracts shall be subject to the conditions specified in s. 49.34.
SECTION 246. 46.23 (5) (n) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (n) 1. Shall submit a final budget in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for authorized services, except for services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and juvenile delinquency-related services. Notwithstanding the categorization of or limits specified for funds allocated under s. 46.495 or 51.423 (2), with the approval of the department of health and family services the county human services board may expend these funds consistent with any service provided under s. 46.495 or 51.42.
SECTION 247. 46.23 (5) (n) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5) (n) 2. Shall submit a final budget in accordance with s. 49.325 (1) for authorized services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49. Notwithstanding the categorization of or limits specified for funds allocated under s. 48.569, with the approval of the department of children and families the county human services board may expend these funds consistent with any service provided under s. 48.569.
SECTION 248. 46.23 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (5m) (c) Prepare, with the assistance of the county human services director under sub. (6m) (e), a proposed budget for submission to the county executive or county administrator, a final budget for submission to the department of health and family services in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for authorized services, except services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and juvenile delinquency-related services, a final budget for submission to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with s. 49.325 for authorized services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, and a final budget for submission to the department of corrections in accordance with s. 301.031 for authorized juvenile delinquency-related services.
SECTION 249. 46.23 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (6) (a) (intro.) A county human services director appointed under sub. (5) (f) shall have all of the administrative and executive powers and duties of managing, operating, maintaining, and improving the programs of the county department of human services, subject to the rules promulgated by the department of health and family services for programs, except services or programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and juvenile delinquency-related services or programs, subject to the rules promulgated by the department of workforce development children and families for services or programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, and subject to the rules promulgated by the department of corrections for juvenile delinquency-related services or programs. In consultation with the county human services board under sub. (5) and subject to its approval, the county human services director shall prepare:
SECTION 250. 46.23 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (6) (a) 3. Such other reports as are required by the secretary of health and family services, by the secretary of corrections, or by the secretary of workforce development children and families and the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department of human services or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department of human services.
SECTION 251. 46.24 of the statutes is renumbered 48.375 (9) and amended to read:
48.375 (9) ASSISTANCE TO MINORS CONCERNING PARENTAL CONSENT FOR ABORTION. If a minor who is contemplating an abortion requests assistance from a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 in seeking the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, or in seeking the consent of an adult family member, as defined in s. 48.375 (2) (b), for the contemplated abortion or in seeking a waiver from the circuit court, the county department shall provide assistance, including, if so requested, accompanying the minor as appropriate.
SECTION 252. 46.247 of the statutes is renumbered 49.345 (14) (g) and amended to read:
49.345 (14) (g) Application of child support standard for certain children. For purposes of determining child support under s. 46.10 (14) par. (b), the department shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard established by the department of workforce development under s. 49.22 (9) to a child support obligation for the care and maintenance of a child who is placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility. The rules shall take into account the needs of any person, including dependent children other than the child, whom either parent is legally obligated to support.
SECTION 253. 46.261 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (title).
SECTION 254. 46.261 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (1).
SECTION 255. 46.261 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (title).
SECTION 256. 46.261 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (a) (intro.).
SECTION 257. 46.261 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read:
48.645 (2) (a) 1. A nonrelative who cares for the dependent child in a foster home or treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, a subsidized guardian or interim caretaker under s. 48.62 (5) who cares for the dependent child, or a minor custodial parent who cares for the dependent child, regardless of the cause or prospective period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure under s. 46.495 48.569 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 46.495 48.569 (1) (d) for aid granted under this section except that if the child does not have legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county department under s. 46.215 or, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
SECTION 258. 46.261 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (a) 2. and amended to read:
48.645 (2) (a) 2. A county or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department, on behalf of a child in the legal custody of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or on behalf of a child who was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason when such the child is placed in a licensed child caring institution residential care center for children and youth by the county department or the department. Reimbursement shall be made by the state pursuant to as provided in subd. 1.
SECTION 259. 46.261 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (a) 3. and amended to read:
48.645 (2) (a) 3. A county or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department, when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth or in a subsidized guardianship home by a licensed child welfare agency or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state or by its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or if the child was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of the relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the placement is made pursuant to under an agreement with the county department or the department.
SECTION 260. 46.261 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (a) 4. and amended to read:
48.645 (2) (a) 4. A licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth or a subsidized guardianship home when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state, when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the placement is made under an agreement between the department and the tribal governing body, or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department.
SECTION 261. 46.261 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (2) (b).
SECTION 262. 46.261 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.645 (3).
SECTION 263. 46.28 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.28 (1) (f) "Victim of domestic abuse" means an individual who has encountered domestic abuse, as defined in s. 46.95 49.165 (1) (a).
SECTION 264. 46.30 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.265 (title).
SECTION 265. 46.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.265 (1).