48.983 (5) SELECTION OF COUNTIES AND INDIAN TRIBES. The department shall provide competitive application procedures for selecting counties and Indian tribes for participation in the program under this section. The department shall establish a method for ranking applicants for selection based on the quality of their applications. In ranking the applications submitted by counties, the department shall give favorable consideration to a county that has indicated under sub. (6) (d) 2. that it is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the county under s. 46.45 48.565 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a medical assistance beneficiary under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member of a family that is a case and that has explained under sub. (6) (d) 2. how the county plans to use that portion of those moneys to promote the provision of those services for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services in a flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the necessity for court-ordered services. The department shall also provide application requirements and procedures for the renewal of a grant awarded under this section. The application procedures and the renewal application requirements and procedures shall be clear and understandable to the applicants. The department need not promulgate as rules under ch. 227 the application procedures, the renewal application requirements or procedures or the method for ranking applicants established under this subsection.
SECTION 334. 46.515 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (intro.).
SECTION 335. 46.515 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (a).
SECTION 336. 46.515 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (b).
SECTION 337. 46.515 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (c).
SECTION 338. 46.515 (6) (d) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) (title).
SECTION 339. 46.515 (6) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) 1.
SECTION 340. 46.515 (6) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) 2. and amended to read:
48.983 (6) (d) 2. The applicant indicates in the grant application whether the applicant is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the applicant under s. 46.45 48.565 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a medical assistance beneficiary under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member of a family that is a case. If the applicant is so willing, the applicant shall explain how the applicant plans to use that portion of those moneys to promote the provision of those services for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services in a flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the necessity for court-ordered services.
SECTION 341. 46.515 (6) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (e).
SECTION 342. 46.515 (6g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6g).
SECTION 343. 46.515 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6m) and amended to read:
48.983 (6m) NOTIFICATION OF PARENT PRIOR TO MAKING ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORT. If a person who is providing services under a home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. determines that he or she is required or permitted to make a report under s. 48.981 (2) about a child in a family to which the person is providing those services, the person shall, prior to making the report under s. 48.981 (2), make a reasonable effort to notify the child's parent that a report under s. 48.981 (2) will be made and to encourage the parent to contact a county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 to request assistance. The notification requirements under this subsection do not affect the reporting requirements under s. 48.981 (2).
SECTION 344. 46.515 (6r) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6r).
SECTION 345. 46.515 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (7).
SECTION 346. 46.515 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (8).
SECTION 347. 46.75 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (title).
SECTION 348. 46.75 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (1).
SECTION 349. 46.75 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (2) (title).
SECTION 350. 46.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.171 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) 20.437 (2) (dn), the department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under P.L. 98-8, as amended.
SECTION 351. 46.75 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (2) (b).
SECTION 352. 46.75 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (3).
SECTION 353. 46.76 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (intro.).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.76 (intro.). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0242 and -1261.
SECTION 354. 46.76 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (1).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.76 (1). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0242 and -1261.
SECTION 355. 46.76 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (2).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.76 (2). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -0242 and -1261.
SECTION 356. 46.766 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 357. 46.77 of the statutes is renumbered 49.1715 and amended to read:
49.1715 Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) 20.437 (2) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient agencies, as defined in the emergency food assistance act, P.L. 98-8, section 201A, as amended, for the storage, transportation, and distribution of commodities provided under the hunger prevention act of 1988, P.L. 100-435, as amended.
SECTION 358. 46.95 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (title).
SECTION 359. 46.95 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (1).
SECTION 360. 46.95 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (title).
SECTION 361. 46.95 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.165 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.165 (2) (a) The secretary shall make grants from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (cd) and (hh) and in each fiscal year $950,000 from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (ky) to organizations for the provision of any of the services specified in sub. (1) (d). Grants may be made to organizations which have provided those domestic abuse services in the past or to organizations which propose to provide those services in the future. No grant may be made to fund services for child or unborn child abuse or abuse of elderly persons.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 46.95 (2) (a). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1261 and -1508.
SECTION 362. 46.95 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (b).
SECTION 363. 46.95 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (c).
SECTION 364. 46.95 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (d).
SECTION 365. 46.95 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (e).
SECTION 366. 46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.165 (2) (f) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (cd) and (hh), the department shall do all of the following:
SECTION 367. 46.95 (2) (f) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 1.
SECTION 368. 46.95 (2) (f) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 5.
SECTION 369. 46.95 (2) (f) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 6.
SECTION 370. 46.95 (2) (f) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 7.
SECTION 371. 46.95 (2) (f) 8. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 8.
SECTION 372. 46.95 (2) (f) 9. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 9.
SECTION 373. 46.95 (2) (f) 10. of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (f) 10.
SECTION 374. 46.95 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2m).
SECTION 375. 46.95 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (3).
SECTION 376. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (4).
SECTION 377. 46.99 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (title).
SECTION 378. 46.99 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (1).
SECTION 379. 46.99 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (title).
SECTION 380. 46.99 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
48.545 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (eg) and (nL), the department shall distribute $2,125,200 in each fiscal year to applying nonprofit corporations and public agencies operating in a county having a population of 500,000 or more and $1,199,300 in each fiscal year to applying county departments under s. 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 operating in counties other than a county having a population of 500,000 or more to provide programs to accomplish all of the following:
SECTION 381. 46.99 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (a) 1.
SECTION 382. 46.99 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (a) 2.
SECTION 383. 46.99 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (a) 3.
SECTION 384. 46.99 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (a) 4.
SECTION 385. 46.99 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (a) 5.
SECTION 386. 46.99 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (2) (b).
SECTION 387. 46.99 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.545 (3).
SECTION 388. 46.995 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.487 (title).
SECTION 389. 46.995 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.487 (1m) and amended to read:
48.487 (1m) TRIBAL ADOLESCENT SERVICES ALLOCATION. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (eg), the department may allocate $210,000 in each fiscal year to provide the grants specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), and (4m) (b).
SECTION 390. 46.995 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.487 (2).
SECTION 391. 46.995 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.487 (3).
SECTION 392. 46.995 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.487 (4m).
SECTION 393. 46.997 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (title).
SECTION 394. 46.997 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (1).
SECTION 395. 46.997 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (2) (title).
SECTION 396. 46.997 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (2) (a) and amended to read:
48.647 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (f), the department shall distribute not more than $0 in each fiscal year as grants to private agencies to provide 2nd-chance homes and related services to eligible persons who are placed under s. 48.63 (5) in 2nd-chance homes operated by those private agencies. A private agency that is awarded a grant under this paragraph may use the amount awarded under the grant to provide care and maintenance to eligible persons who are placed under s. 48.63 (5) in a 2nd-chance home operated by the private agency; provide services, including the services specified in sub. (3), to eligible persons who currently are or formerly were placed under s. 48.63 (5) in the 2nd-chance home, to the children and families of those eligible persons, and to the noncustodial parents of the children of those eligible persons; and, in the first year of the grant period, pay for the start-up costs, other than capital costs, of the private agency's program funded under this paragraph.
SECTION 397. 46.997 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (2) (b) and amended to read:
48.647 (2) (b) The department of health and family services shall award the grants under par. (a) on a competitive basis and according to request-for-proposal procedures that the department of health and family services shall prescribe in consultation with the department of workforce development, local health departments, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), and other providers of services to eligible persons. Those request-for-proposal procedures shall include a requirement that a private agency that applies for a grant under par. (a) include in its grant application proof that the private agency has the cultural competency to provide services under the grant to persons and families in the various cultures in the private agency's target population and that cultural competency is incorporated in the private agency's policies, administration, and practices. In awarding the grants under par. (a), the department of health and family services shall consider the need for those grants to be distributed both on a statewide basis and in the areas of the state with the greatest need for 2nd-chance homes and the need to provide placements for children who are voluntarily placed in a 2nd-chance home as well as for children who are placed in a 2nd-chance home by court order.
SECTION 398. 46.997 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (2) (c).
SECTION 399. 46.997 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (2) (d).
SECTION 400. 46.997 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (2) (e).
SECTION 401. 46.997 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (3).
SECTION 402. 46.997 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 48.647 (4) and amended to read:
48.647 (4) EVALUATION. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (f), the department shall conduct or shall select an evaluator to conduct an evaluation of the grant program under this section and, by June 1 of the 3rd calendar year beginning after the year in which the first grant under this section is awarded, shall submit a report on that evaluation to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The evaluation shall measure the economic self-sufficiency, parenting skills, independent living skills, and life choice decision-making skills of the eligible persons who received services under the program and any other criteria that the department determines to be appropriate for evaluation.
SECTION 403. 48.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
48.01 (1) (h) To provide a just and humane program of services to nonmarital children, children and unborn children in need of protection or services, and the expectant mothers of those unborn children; to avoid duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies; and to coordinate and integrate a program of services to children and families.
SECTION 404. 48.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.02 (4) "Department" means the department of health and family services children and families.
SECTION 405. 48.02 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
48.02 (16) "Secretary" means the secretary of children and families.
SECTION 406. 48.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.06 (4) STATE AID. State aid to any county for court services under this section shall be at the same net effective rate that each county is reimbursed for county administration under s. 46.495 48.569. Counties having a population of less than 500,000 may use funds received under s. 46.495 48.569 (1) (d), including county or federal revenue sharing funds allocated to match funds received under s. 46.495 48.569 (1) (d), for the cost of providing court attached intake services in amounts not to exceed 50% of the cost of providing court attached intake services or $30,000 per county per calendar year, whichever is less.
