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23Section
28. 46.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.56
(2) Establishment of programs Coordinating committee; administering
25agency; initiative funding. If a county board of supervisors establishes
a program
1an initiative under s. 59.53 (7)
, it or if a tribe establishes an initiative, the county
2board or tribe shall appoint a coordinating committee and designate an
3administering agency. The
program initiative may be funded by the county
or tribe 4or the county board of supervisors
or tribe may apply for funding by the state in
5accordance with sub. (15).
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6Section
29. 46.56 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) The coordinating committee
shall have has the responsibilities
8specified in par. (d) and shall include representatives from all of the following:
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1. The county department responsible for child welfare and protection services
10or, for an initiative established by a tribe, the tribal agency responsible for child
11welfare and protection.
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2. The county department responsible for mental health and alcohol and drug
13abuse services for children and families
or, for an initiative established by a tribe, the
14tribal agency responsible for these services.
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3. The county department responsible for providing services for children who
16are developmentally disabled have developmental disability or, for an initiative
17established by a tribe, the tribal agency responsible for providing these services.
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4. The family support program under s. 46.985 if the county
or tribe has a family
19support program.
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5. The juvenile court administrator or another representative appointed by the
21judge responsible for cases heard under chs. 48 and 938
or, for an initiative
22established by a tribe, a representative of the tribal court.
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6. The largest school district in the county and any cooperative educational
24service agency, if it provides special education in the county, or any county children
25with disabilities education board in the county, and any other school district in the
1county that is willing to participate in the
program coordinated services team
2initiative, at the discretion of the administering agency.
For an initiative established
3by a tribe, the coordinating committee shall include a representative of the school
4district serving the majority of pupils who reside on the reservation of the tribe or
5on trust lands held for the tribe and any cooperative educational service agency
6providing special education services to these pupils.
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7. At least 2 parents of children
with severe disabilities, or the number of
8parents of children
with severe disabilities that
it will take to make the parent
9representation equal to equals 25% of the coordinating committee's membership,
10whichever is greater.
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11Section
30. 46.56 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (a) 8. The agency responsible for economic support programs.
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13Section
31. 46.56 (3) (b) 1., 2., 4., 5. and 7. of the statutes are amended to read:
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(3) (b) 1. Representatives of the vocational rehabilitation office that
15provides services to the county
or, for an initiative established by a tribe, that
16provides services to the tribe.
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2. Representatives of a technical college district that is located in the county
18or, for an initiative established by a tribe, that serves members of the tribe.
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4. Representatives of health maintenance organizations that are operating in
20the county
or, for an initiative established by a tribe, are serving members of the
21tribe.
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5. Representatives of law enforcement agencies that are located in the county
23or, for an initiative established by a tribe, are representatives of a tribal law
24enforcement agency.
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17. Representatives of agencies that are located in the county
or, for an initiative
2established by a tribe, are serving members of the tribe.
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3Section
32. 46.56 (3) (b) 8. to 17. of the statutes are created to read:
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(3) (b) 8. Local elected officials.
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9. Representatives of a vocational and technical school.
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10. Local business representatives.
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11. Community organizations serving children and families.
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12. Representatives of the county board or, for an initiative established by a
9tribe, representatives of the elected governing body of the tribe.
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13. Representatives of the regional offices of the department.
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14. Representatives of the local faith-based community.
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15. Representatives of probation and parole agencies.
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16. Representatives of economic support agencies and the Wisconsin Works
14agency under subch. III of ch. 49, if a different agency.
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17. Representatives of vocational rehabilitation programs.
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16Section
33. 46.56 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 46.56 (3) (d), and
1746.56 (3)(d) 1. to 4., as renumbered are amended to read:
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(3) (d) 1. Prepare one or more interagency agreements in accordance with
19sub. (5) that all participatory organizations in the
program initiative agree to follow
20in creating and operating
a program an initiative. The interagency agreement shall
21outline the mission, values, and principles of the initiative, as well as expectations
22for organizations represented on the coordinating committee under this subsection,
23including provision of the funding match required under sub. (15) (c).
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2. Assess how the
program initiative relates to other service coordination
25programs operating at the county
, tribal, or local level and take steps to work with
1the other service coordination programs and to avoid duplication of activities
,
2services, and resources.
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3. If a county
or tribe applies for funding under sub. (15), assist the
4administering agency in developing the application required under sub. (15) (b).
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4. Review determinations by the service coordination agency regarding
6eligibility
, for assessment, appropriate
services family resources, or funding of
7services
, at the request of any applicant, recipient, parent
of a child, or participating
8county department
, or tribal agency, school district, cooperative educational service
9agencies agency, or county children with disabilities education
boards board. The
10coordinating committee shall adopt written procedures for conducting reviews.
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11Section
34. 46.56 (3) (d) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700, s. 35
12Section
35. 46.56 (3) (d) 2. a. and b. of the statutes are renumbered 46.56 (3)
13(d) 10. and 11. and amended to read:
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(3) (d) 10.
Act Plan for sustainability of the system change started by the
15initiative beginning in the first year of any funding received for the initiative and
16thereafter by acting as a consortium to pursue additional funding for the
program 17initiative through grants from the state or federal government or private
18foundations
; maintaining formal collaborative agency relationships; including
19families in the process by emphasizing rights and advocacy; addressing funding and
20issues related to providing matching funds required under sub. (15) (c); and
21recommending a plan for realized savings from substitute care budgets to be
22reinvested in community-based care.
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11. Establish target groups of children
with severe disabilities and their
24families to be served
based on disability of the child, age of the child, geographic areas
25within the county and other factors with the approval of the department. If by the
1initiative. For a county
or tribe that applies for funding under sub. (15), children with
2severe emotional disabilities are required to be a
priority target group.
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3Section
36. 46.56 (3) (d) 5. to 9. of the statutes are created to read:
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(3) (d) 5. Establish operational policies and procedures, such as referral
5and screening procedures, a conflict management policy, and a flexible funding
6policy, and ensure that the policies and procedures are monitored and adhered to.
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6. Ensure quality, including adherence to core values as adopted by the state
8advisory committee established under sub. (14) (a).
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7. Develop a plan for orientation of new coordinating committee members and
10coordinated services team members to the coordinated services team approach to
11providing services to a child and his or her family.
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8. Identify and address gaps in services for children and families who are
13enrolled in the initiative.
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9. Ensure client and partner agency satisfaction through performance of a
15client and partner agency satisfaction survey.
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16Section
37. 46.56 (4) (a) to (e) of the statutes are amended to read:
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(4) (a)
Oversee Assist the coordinating committee in overseeing the
18development and implementation of the
program initiative and designate the staff
19needed for the
program initiative.
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(b) Assist the coordinating committee in drafting and executing interagency
21agreements and any other
operations policies and procedures necessary for the
22start-up and operation of the
program initiative.
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(c)
Distribute Assist the coordinating committee in distributing information
24about the availability and operation of the
program
initiative to the general public
1as well as to public or private service providers who might seek to make referrals to
2the
program initiative.
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(d) If the county board of supervisors
or tribe decides to seek state funding
4under sub. (15), develop the application in cooperation with the coordinating
5committee.
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(e) Undertake such other activities in compliance with
another provision of the 7other statutes,
department rules
and, department guidelines, interagency
8agreements
, and the directions of the coordinating committee as are necessary to
9ensure the effective and efficient operation of the
program initiative.
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10Section
38. 46.56 (5) (a), (b) and (d) to (i) of the statutes are amended to read:
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(5) (a) The identity of every county department, agency, school district,
12cooperative educational service agency
or, county children with disabilities
13education board, technical college district
, or other organization that will participate
14in the
program initiative.
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(b) The identification of services and resources that the participating
16organizations will commit to the
program initiative or will seek to obtain, including
17joint funding of services
and resources and funding for the qualified staff needed to
18support the
program initiative, such as by cash or contribution of in-kind services
19and resources as determined by the department under sub. (15) (c). This
20identification shall specify the roles and responsibilities of the coordinated services
21team and the coordinating committee.
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(d) The identification of any group of children
with severe disabilities who will
23be targeted for services
and resources through the
program initiative.
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(e) The procedures for outreach, referral, intake, assessment, case planning
, 25and service coordination that the
program initiative will use.
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1(f) The specific criteria, based on sub. (7), that will be used for deciding whether
2a child
with severe disabilities and his or her family are eligible for services
and
3resources through the
program initiative.
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(g) The procedures to be followed to obtain any required authorizations for
5sharing of confidential information among organizations providing treatment
, 6services, education
and services, and other resources to a child
with severe
7disabilities and his or her family.
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(h) The procedures that will be used for
resolving
managing conflicts among
9service providers
or coordinated services team members, or between
clients the child
10or his or her family and service providers.
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(i) The methods that will be used to measure
program
initiative effectiveness,
12including
client satisfaction
of the child and his or her family, and for revising the
13operation of the
program initiative in light of evaluation results.
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14Section
39. 46.56 (5) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
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(5) (j) The mission and core values of the initiative.
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16Section
40. 46.56 (6) (title), (a) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended
17to read:
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(6) (title)
Roles of service coordination agency, service coordinator,
19project coordinator, and interdisciplinary coordinated services team. (a) (intro.)
20There may be one One or more service coordination agencies
participating may
21participate under the
program initiative. The organizations and the target groups
22that are to be served shall be identified in the interagency agreement under sub. (5).
23 A All of the following applies to a service coordination agency
shall:
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11.
Be The service coordination agency shall be selected based on
the its 2experience
of the service coordination agency or its staff in providing services
; and
3resources.
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2.
Identify The service coordination agency shall do all of the following:
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5a. Identify a specific individual to act as service coordinator for each child
with
6severe disabilities and
the child's his or her family to facilitate the implementation
7of the
integrated service plan; coordinated services plan of care.
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8Section
41. 46.56 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 46.56 (6) (a) 2. b. and
9amended to read:
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(6) (a) 2. b. Provide or arrange for intake, assessment,
case planning 11development of the plan of care, and service coordination under sub. (8)
; and.
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12Section
42. 46.56 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 46.56 (6) (a) 2. c. and
13amended to read:
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(6) (a) 2. c. Act as a
resource
source for information about other services
15and resources for children
with severe disabilities and their families who are not
16eligible for the
program initiative, if the coordinating committee determines that this
17service
action can be provided without interfering with the primary purpose of the
18program initiative.
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19Section
43. 46.56 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (b) The service coordinator shall have the functions specified in sub.
21(8) (f) to
(i) (h), (n)
, and (r).
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22Section
44. 46.56 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (c) The
interdisciplinary
coordinated services team
shall have has the
24functions specified under sub. (8) (f)
and, (h)
, and (i).
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25Section
45. 46.56 (6) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6) (cr) Every county and tribe that operates any initiative shall develop
2written policies and procedures specifying the selection process for the project
3coordinator.
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4Section
46. 46.56 (6) (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
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(6) (d) The primary responsibility of the project coordinator is to promote
6collaborative relationships in the service system. The project coordinator shall do all
7of the following:
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1. Bring together parents and relevant staff from various agencies and
9organizations to comprise the coordinating committee under sub. (3) (a) and (b), and
10support their activities, in order to ensure compliance with established policies and
11procedures specified in sub. (3) (d).
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2. Work with the coordinating committee to maintain and support agency
13participation as established in the interagency agreement.
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3. Work with the coordinating committee and service coordination agency to
15receive and review referrals.
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4. Work with the coordinating committee and service coordination agency to
17assure provision of service coordination services for all groups of people working with
18the child and his or her family.
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5. Guide the development of groups of people working with the child and his
20or her family in order to ensure compliance with basic principles of the coordinated
21services team initiative core values.
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6. Review plans of care, including crisis response plans, for consistency with
23the coordinated services team approach to providing services to a child and his or her
24family and core values.
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17. Assist the coordinating committee and coordinated services teams in
2establishing consistent measures for the development, implementation, evaluation,
3and monitoring of the initiative and its outcomes.
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8. Facilitate public education and awareness of issues and programs for
5families and children.
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9. Ensure, for families and providers, provision of ongoing support and training
7that is related to the coordinated services team process and ensure orientation for
8coordinated services team members.
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10. Support service providers in developing strategies to enhance existing
10programs, to increase resources, and to establish new resources relevant to project
11goals and objectives.