OC7 SB1: Bill Text

SB1,570,10 46.48 (18) Outreach services. The department shall distribute $84,000 in each fiscal year as grants to community organizations in southeastern and south central Wisconsin to provide outreach services relating to health, mental health, housing, assisted living, domestic violence, and other services.

SB1, s. 1117 Section 1117. 46.481 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (intro.) and amended to read:

SB1,570,15 48.481 Grants for children's community programs. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (bc), the department shall distribute the following grants for children's community programs:

SB1, s. 1118 Section 1118. 46.481 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (1) (title).

SB1, s. 1119 Section 1119. 46.481 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (1) (a) and amended to read:

SB1,571,3 48.481 (1) (a) The department shall distribute $497,200 in each fiscal year to counties for the purpose of supplementing payments for the care of an individual who attains age 18 after 1986 and who resided in a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), or a treatment foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (17q), for at least 2 years immediately prior to attaining age 18 and, for at least 2 years, received exceptional foster care or treatment foster care payments in order to avoid institutionalization, as provided under rules promulgated by the department, so that the individual may live in a family home or other noninstitutional situation after attaining age 18. No county may use funds provided under this paragraph to replace funds previously used by the county for this purpose.

SB1, s. 1120 Section 1120. 46.481 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (1) (b).

SB1, s. 1121 Section 1121. 46.481 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (3).

SB1, s. 1122 Section 1122. 46.485 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,571,12 46.485 (2g) (intro.) From the appropriation accounts account under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (gp), the department may in each fiscal year transfer funds to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (kb) for distribution under this section and from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (mb) the department may not shall distribute more than $1,330,500 in each fiscal year to applying counties in this state that meet all of the following requirements, as determined by the department:

SB1, s. 1123 Section 1123. 46.485 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,571,17 46.485 (3g) The amount that the department may transfer under sub. (2g) for counties may not exceed the estimated state share of payments under s. 49.45, 49.46 or, 49.47, or 49.471 for mental health care and treatment that is provided in inpatient facilities for children with severe emotional disturbances.

SB1, s. 1124 Section 1124. 46.49 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,571,20 46.49 (title) Allocation of federal funds for community aids and child welfare.

SB1, s. 1125 Section 1125. 46.49 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,572,13 46.49 (1) Subject to s. 46.40 (1) (b) and (c), if If the department receives unanticipated federal community mental health services block grant funds under 42 USC 300x to 300x-9, or federal prevention and treatment of substance abuse block grant funds under 42 USC 300x-21 to 300x-35, or foster care and adoption assistance payments under 42 USC 670 to 679a and it if the department proposes to allocate the unanticipated funds so that an allocation limit in s. 46.40 is exceeded, the department shall submit a plan for the proposed allocation to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall submit it to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan within 14 working days after the date of his or her submittal, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding any allocation limits under s. 46.40. If within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the committee notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding s. 46.40, only with the approval of the committee.

SB1, s. 1125m Section 1125m. 46.495 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,573,10 46.495 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for foster care, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose behalf aid is received under s. 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (8), and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (2) shall be specified in a schedule established annually by the department of health and family services. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (8) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions under s. 46.40 (8) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (a) (ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.

SB1, s. 1126 Section 1126. 46.495 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB1,574,8 46.495 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for foster care, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose behalf aid is received under s. 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (8), and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (2) shall be specified in a schedule established annually by the department of health and family services. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (8) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions under s. 46.40 (8) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.

SB1, s. 1127 Section 1127. 46.51 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (title).

SB1, s. 1128 Section 1128. 46.51 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (1) and amended to read:

SB1,574,16 48.986 (1) From the amounts distributed under s. 46.40 48.563 (1) for services for children and families, the department shall distribute funds to eligible counties for services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse, including child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse prevention, investigation , and treatment.

SB1, s. 1129 Section 1129. 46.51 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (3).

SB1, s. 1130 Section 1130. 46.51 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (4).

SB1, s. 1131 Section 1131. 46.51 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 48.986 (5).

SB1, s. 1132 Section 1132. 46.513 of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 1133 Section 1133. 46.515 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (title).

SB1, s. 1134 Section 1134. 46.515 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (intro.).

SB1, s. 1135 Section 1135. 46.515 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 1136 Section 1136. 46.515 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) (intro.).

SB1, s. 1137 Section 1137. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) 1. (intro.).

SB1, s. 1138 Section 1138. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) 1. a.

SB1, s. 1139 Section 1139. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) 1. b.

SB1, s. 1140 Section 1140. 46.515 (1) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) 1. c. and amended to read:

SB1,575,18 48.983 (1) (b) 1. c. A family that includes a person who has contacted a county department, as defined in s. 48.02 (2g), or an Indian tribe that has been awarded a grant under this section or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more that has been awarded a grant under this section, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department requesting assistance to prevent abuse or neglect of a child in the person's family and with respect to which an individual responding to the request has determined that all of the conditions in subd. 2. exist.

SB1, s. 1141 Section 1141. 46.515 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (b) 2.

SB1, s. 1142 Section 1142. 46.515 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 1143 Section 1143. 46.515 (1) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (cm).

SB1, s. 1144 Section 1144. 46.515 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (d).

SB1, s. 1145 Section 1145. 46.515 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (e).

SB1, s. 1146 Section 1146. 46.515 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (f).

SB1, s. 1147 Section 1147. 46.515 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (g).

SB1, s. 1148 Section 1148. 46.515 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (h).

SB1, s. 1149 Section 1149. 46.515 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (i).

SB1, s. 1150 Section 1150. 46.515 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (1) (j).

SB1, s. 1151 Section 1151. 46.515 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (2) and amended to read:

SB1,576,23 48.983 (2) Funds provided. If a county or Indian tribe applies and is selected by the department under sub. (5) to participate in the program under this section, the department shall award, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) 20.437 (2) (ab), a grant annually to be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (4) (a) and (am). The minimum amount of a grant is $10,000. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or more, or Indian tribe in excess of the minimum amount based on the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county or the reservation of that Indian tribe in proportion to the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county with a population of 500,000 or more in excess of the minimum amount based on 60% of the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county in proportion to the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section.

SB1, s. 1152 Section 1152. 46.515 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (3).

SB1, s. 1153 Section 1153. 46.515 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (4).

SB1, s. 1154 Section 1154. 46.515 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (5) and amended to read:

SB1,577,22 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.

SB1, s. 1155 Section 1155. 46.515 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (intro.).

SB1, s. 1156 Section 1156. 46.515 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (a).

SB1, s. 1157 Section 1157. 46.515 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (b).

SB1, s. 1158 Section 1158. 46.515 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (c).

SB1, s. 1159 Section 1159. 46.515 (6) (d) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) (title).

SB1, s. 1160 Section 1160. 46.515 (6) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) 1.

SB1, s. 1161 Section 1161. 46.515 (6) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (d) 2. and amended to read:

SB1,578,16 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.

SB1, s. 1162 Section 1162. 46.515 (6) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6) (e).

SB1, s. 1163 Section 1163. 46.515 (6g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6g).

SB1, s. 1164 Section 1164. 46.515 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6m) and amended to read:

SB1,579,4 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).

SB1, s. 1165 Section 1165. 46.515 (6r) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (6r).

SB1, s. 1166 Section 1166. 46.515 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (7).

SB1, s. 1167 Section 1167. 46.515 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (8).

SB1, s. 1167n Section 1167n. 46.54 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,579,14 46.54 Consumer and family self-help and peer-support programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md), the department may not shall distribute more than $874,000 in each fiscal year to increase support for mental health family support projects, employment projects operated by consumers of mental health services, mental health crisis intervention and drop-in projects, and public mental health information activities.

SB1, s. 1168 Section 1168. 46.75 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (title).

SB1, s. 1169 Section 1169. 46.75 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (1).

SB1, s. 1170 Section 1170. 46.75 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (2) (title).

SB1, s. 1171 Section 1171. 46.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB1,579,23 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.

SB1, s. 1172 Section 1172. 46.75 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (2) (b).

SB1, s. 1173 Section 1173. 46.75 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 49.171 (3).

SB1, s. 1174 Section 1174. 46.76 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (intro.).

SB1, s. 1175 Section 1175. 46.76 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (1).

SB1, s. 1176 Section 1176. 46.76 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (2).

SB1, s. 1176d Section 1176d. 46.76 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (4).

SB1, s. 1176f Section 1176f. 46.76 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.172 (5).

SB1, s. 1179 Section 1179. 46.766 of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 1180 Section 1180. 46.77 of the statutes is renumbered 49.1715 and amended to read:

SB1,580,13 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.

SB1, s. 1181 Section 1181. 46.95 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (title).

SB1, s. 1182 Section 1182. 46.95 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (1).

SB1, s. 1183 Section 1183. 46.95 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (title).

SB1, s. 1185 Section 1185. 46.95 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.165 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB1,580,24 49.165 (2) (a) The secretary shall make grants from the appropriations appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (3) 20.437 (1) (cd) and (hh) 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.