SB1, s. 788 18Section 788. 45.51 (13) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,487,2319 45.51 (13) Additional eligibility requirements for skilled nursing facilities.
20(intro.) Any person admitted to a skilled nursing facility at a veterans home shall
21meet the eligibility requirements under ss. 49.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s.
2249.471
and rules promulgated under those sections during residence at the skilled
23nursing facility except if any of the following apply:
SB1, s. 789 24Section 789. 45.51 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,5
145.51 (13) (a) Persons with sufficient income and resources to meet the
2expenses of care for one or more months may be admitted to the skilled nursing
3facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent required under ss.
449.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated under those
5sections.
SB1, s. 790 6Section 790. 45.51 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,127 45.51 (13) (b) Persons who meet all the requirements of this section but whose
8degree of physical disability does not meet the minimum requirements under ss.
949.45 and 49.46 and rules promulgated under those sections may be admitted to the
10skilled nursing facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent
11required by ss. 49.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated
12under those sections.
SB1, s. 791 13Section 791. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,1714 45.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
15released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other
16than dishonorable
and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry
17or reentry into active service and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SB1, s. 791m 18Section 791m. 45.61 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,488,2019 45.61 (2) (am) A person who died while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces
20or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces.
SB1, s. 792 21Section 792. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,2522 45.61 (2) (b) A person who was discharged or released from active duty in the
23U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other than dishonorable and who was
24a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent child
25and surviving spouse.
SB1, s. 792c
1Section 792c. 45.61 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 45.61 (5) (a) and
2amended to read:
SB1,489,93 45.61 (5) Expenses. (a) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of
4persons described in sub. (2) (a) and (b) to (e)
shall be paid from the estate of the
5decedent, except that if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of
6burial, or necessary part of the burial, shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
720.485 (1) (gk) for members of veterans homes, and the amount expended for those
8expenses shall not exceed the amount established for funeral and burial expenses
9under s. 49.785 (1) (b).
SB1, s. 792e 10Section 792e. 45.61 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,489,1411 45.61 (5) (b) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of persons
12described in sub. (2) (am) shall be paid from the estate of the decedent, except that
13if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of burial, or necessary
14part of the burial, shall be paid by the relatives who requested the burial.
SB1, s. 793 15Section 793. 46.001 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,489,25 1646.001 Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve
17human resources in Wisconsin; to provide a just and humane program of services to
18children and unborn children in need of protection or services, nonmarital children
19and the expectant mothers of those unborn children;
to prevent dependency, mental
20illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of social
21maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide effective aid and services
22to all persons in need thereof of that aid and those services and to assist those persons
23to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date; to avoid
24duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies;
25and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.
SB1, s. 794
1Section 794. 46.011 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,490,2 246.011 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55, and 58:
SB1, s. 795 3Section 795. 46.011 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,490,64 46.011 (1g) "Disabled children's long-term support program" means the
5programs described under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), and 2003
6Wisconsin Act 33
, section 9124 (8c).
SB1, s. 796 7Section 796. 46.014 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.265 (6) and amended
8to read:
SB1,490,139 49.265 (6) Reports. At least annually, the secretary shall submit a report to
10the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate
11standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), concerning activities of community action
12agencies under s. 46.30 this section and their effectiveness in promoting social and
13economic opportunities for poor persons.
SB1, s. 797 14Section 797. 46.016 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,490,18 1546.016 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
16cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
17assistance, social security, child welfare and youth services, mental hygiene, services
18for the blind, and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare.
SB1, s. 798 19Section 798. 46.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,490,24 2046.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution which that is subject to
21chs. 46, 48 49 to 51, 55, and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of
22conflict between chs. 46, 48 49 to 51, 55, and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150.
23The department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any
24such controversy a conflict.
SB1, s. 799 25Section 799. 46.023 of the statutes is renumbered 48.562.
SB1, s. 800
1Section 800. 46.03 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,491,122 46.03 (4) (b) In order to discharge more effectively its responsibilities under
3this chapter and ch. 48 and other relevant provisions of the statutes, be authorized
4to study causes and methods of prevention and treatment of mental illness, mental
5deficiency, mental infirmity, and related social problems, including establishment of
6demonstration projects to apply and evaluate such methods in actual cases. The
7department is directed and authorized to utilize all powers provided by the statutes,
8including the authority under sub. (2a), to accept grants of money or property from
9federal, state, or private sources, and to enlist the cooperation of other appropriate
10agencies and state departments. The department may enter into agreements with
11local government subdivisions, departments, and agencies for the joint conduct of
12these projects, and it may purchase services when deemed considered appropriate.
SB1, s. 801 13Section 801. 46.03 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,491,2114 46.03 (7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of
15developmentally disabled children, children and unborn children in need of
16protection or services and nonmarital children
; and to this end cooperate with courts
17assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, licensed child welfare
18agencies, and public and private institutions and take the initiative in all matters
19involving the interests of those children and unborn children when adequate
20provision for those interests has not already been made, including the establishment
21and enforcement of standards for services provided under ss. 48.345 and 48.347.
SB1, s. 802 22Section 802. 46.03 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,492,923 46.03 (7) (bm) Maintain a file containing records of artificial inseminations
24under s. 891.40, declarations of paternal interest under s. 48.025, and statements
25acknowledging paternity under s. 69.15 (3) (b). The department may release those

1records, declarations, and statements only upon an order of the court except that the
2department may use nonidentifying information concerning artificial inseminations
3for the purpose of compiling statistics, declarations of paternal interest shall be
4released as provided in s. 48.025 (3) (b) and (c)
, and statements acknowledging
5paternity shall be released without a court order to the department of workforce
6development
children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53
7(5) upon the request of that department or county child support agency pursuant to
8the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other person with a direct and
9tangible interest in the statement.
SB1, s. 803 10Section 803. 46.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 804 11Section 804. 46.03 (7) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (cm).
SB1, s. 805 12Section 805. 46.03 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (d).
SB1, s. 806 13Section 806. 46.03 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 807 14Section 807. 46.03 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (f).
SB1, s. 808 15Section 808. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (h).
SB1, s. 809 16Section 809. 46.03 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7g) and amended
17to read:
SB1,493,818 48.47 (7g) Statewide automated child welfare information system. Establish
19a statewide automated child welfare information system. Notwithstanding ss.
2046.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (2) (a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30,
2151.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396
22(1) and (2) (a)
938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78 (2) (a), the department may enter the
23content of any record kept or information received by the department into the
24statewide automated child welfare information system, and a county department
25under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, the department, or any other organization that has

1entered into an information sharing and access agreement with the department or
2any of those county departments and that has been approved for access to the
3statewide automated child welfare information system by the department may have
4access to information that is maintained in that system, if necessary to enable the
5county department, department, or organization to perform its duties under this
6chapter, ch. 48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or 42 USC 670 to 679b to or to coordinate the
7delivery of services under this chapter, ch. 48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or 42 USC 670 to
8679b.
SB1, s. 810 9Section 810. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.62 (7) and amended
10to read:
SB1,493,1511 48.62 (7) Foster care. In each federal fiscal year, the department shall ensure
12that there are no more than 2,200 children in foster care and treatment foster care
13placements for more than 24 months, consistent with the best interests of each child.
14Services provided in connection with this requirement shall comply with the
15requirements under P.L. 96-272.
SB1, s. 812c 16Section 812c. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,494,517 46.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department of
18health and family services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services
19provided or purchased by the department of health and family services, or a county
20department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437, except for services provided
21under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to adoption; services provided
22to courts; outreach, information and referral services; or where when, as determined
23by the department of health and family services, a fee is administratively unfeasible
24or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
25department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437 shall apply the fees which that

1it collects under this program to cover the cost of such those services. The
2department of health and family services shall report to the joint committee on
3finance no later than March 1 of each year on the number of children placed for
4adoption by the department of health and family services during the previous year
5and the costs to the state for services relating to such adoptions.
SB1, s. 813 6Section 813. 46.03 (18) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,494,117 46.03 (18) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging
8and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as
9authorized under s. 48.837 (7).
Paragraph (a) also does not prevent a county
10department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 from charging and collecting the cost of an
11examination ordered under s. 938.295 (2) (a) as authorized under s. 938.295 (2) (c).
SB1, s. 814 12Section 814. 46.03 (18) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,494,1513 46.03 (18) (ar) A county may retain fees that it collects under this subsection
14for services the county provides without state funding under the disabled children's
15long-term support program.
SB1, s. 815 16Section 815. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,494,2217 46.03 (20) (a) Except for payments provided under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49,
18the department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to
19such persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules
20of the department on behalf of the counties. Except for payments provided under ch.
2148 or
subch. III of ch. 49, the department may charge the counties for the cost of
22operating public assistance systems which make such payments.
SB1, s. 816 23Section 816. 46.03 (22) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,494,2424 46.03 (22) (title) Community living arrangements for adults.
SB1, s. 817 25Section 817. 46.03 (22) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,495,8
146.03 (22) (a) "Community In this subsection, "community living arrangement
2for adults" means any of the following facilities licensed or operated, or permitted
3under the authority of the department: residential care centers for children and
4youth, as defined in s. 48.02 (15d), operated by child welfare agencies licensed under
5s. 48.60, group homes for children, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), and community-based
6residential facilities
a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01
7(1g); but does not include adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1), day care
8centers, nursing homes, general hospitals, special hospitals, prisons, and jails
.
SB1, s. 818 9Section 818. 46.03 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,495,1210 46.03 (22) (b) Community living arrangements for adults shall be subject to the
11same building and housing ordinances, codes, and regulations of the municipality or
12county as similar residences located in the area in which the facility is located.
SB1, s. 819 13Section 819. 46.03 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,495,2014 46.03 (22) (c) The department shall designate a subunit to keep records and
15supply information on community living arrangements for adults under ss. 59.69
16(15) (f), 60.63 (7), and 62.23 (7) (i) 6. The subunit shall be responsible for receiving
17all complaints regarding community living arrangements for adults and for
18coordinating all necessary investigatory and disciplinary actions under the laws of
19this state and under the rules of the department relating to the licensing of
20community living arrangements for adults.
SB1, s. 820 21Section 820. 46.03 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,496,322 46.03 (22) (d) A community living arrangement for adults with a capacity for
238 or fewer persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which
24limits use of property to single-family or 2-family residences. A community living
25arrangement for adults with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons shall be a permissible

1use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to more than
22-family residences. Covenants in deeds which expressly prohibit use of property
3for community living arrangements for adults are void as against public policy.
SB1, s. 821 4Section 821. 46.03 (22) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,496,125 46.03 (22) (e) If a community living arrangement for adults is required to
6obtain special zoning permission, as defined in s. 59.69 (15) (g), the department shall,
7at the request of the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning
8permission, inspect the proposed facility and review the program proposed for the
9facility. After such inspection and review, the department shall transmit to the unit
10of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission a statement
11that the proposed facility and its proposed program have been examined and are
12either approved or disapproved by the department.
SB1, s. 822 13Section 822. 46.03 (29) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 823 14Section 823. 46.03 (39) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (39).
SB1, s. 824 15Section 824. 46.031 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,497,1116 46.031 (3) (a) Citizen advisory committee. Except as provided in par. (b), the
17county board of supervisors of each county or the county boards of supervisors of 2
18or more counties jointly shall establish a citizen advisory committee to the county
19departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. The citizen advisory
20committee shall advise in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1). Membership
21on the committee shall be determined by the county board of supervisors in a county
22with a single-county committee or by the county boards of supervisors in counties
23with a multicounty committee and shall include representatives of those persons
24receiving services, providers of service and citizens. A majority of the members of the
25committee shall be citizen and service consumers. At least one member of the

1committee shall be chosen from the governing or administrative board of the
2community action agency serving the county or counties under s. 46.30, if any.
The
3committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county supervisors, nor
4of more than 20% service providers. The chairperson of the committee shall be
5appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it. In the case of a
6multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the committee and
7approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The county board of
8supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county boards of
9supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an agent to
10determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
11chairperson or approve the nominee.
SB1, s. 825 12Section 825. 46.034 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,497,2413 46.034 (1) The department, in order to discharge more effectively its
14responsibilities under this chapter and chs. 48, 51, 250, and 251 and other relevant
15provisions of the statutes, may establish community human services pilot programs
16for the study, implementation, and evaluation of improved human services delivery
17systems. In the implementation of such those pilot programs, the requirement of
18statewide uniformity with respect to the organization and governance of human
19services shall not apply. The department and local governmental bodies may
20establish such departments, boards, committees, organizational structures, and
21procedures as may be needed to implement the pilot programs. The departments,
22boards, committees, and organizational structures may assume responsibilities
23currently assigned by statute to the departments, boards, committees , or
24organizational structures that are replaced.
SB1, s. 826 25Section 826. 46.036 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,498,10
146.036 (1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county
2department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, except as provided under
3subch. III of ch. 49 and s. 301.08 (2), shall be authorized and contracted for under the
4standards established under this section. The department may require the county
5departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For
6purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived
7by the department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes or
8treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62.
When the
9department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this
10section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
SB1, s. 827 11Section 827. 46.036 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,498,2212 46.036 (4) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, maintain a uniform double
13entry accounting system and a management information system which are
14compatible with cost accounting and control systems prescribed by the department.
15The department shall establish a simplified double entry bookkeeping system for use
16by family-operated group homes. Each purchaser shall determine whether a
17family-operated group home from which it purchases services shall use the double
18entry accounting system or the simplified system and shall include this
19determination in the purchase of service contract. In this paragraph,
20"family-operated group home" means a group home licensed under s. 48.66 (1) (a) for
21which the licensee is one or more individuals who operate not more than one group
22home.
SB1, s. 829c 23Section 829c. 46.036 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,499,424 46.036 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
25required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and

1compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000. The audit
2shall follow standards that the department prescribes. A purchaser may waive the
3requirements of this paragraph for any family-operated group home, as defined
4under par. (a), from which it purchases services.
SB1, s. 830 5Section 830. 46.037 of the statutes is renumbered 49.343 and amended to
6read:
SB1,499,12 749.343 Rates for residential child care centers and group homes. (1)
8Subject to sub. (1m), each residential child care center for children and youth, as
9defined in s. 48.02 (15d),
and each group home, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), that is
10licensed under s. 48.625 and incorporated under ch. 180, 181, 185, or 193 shall
11establish a per client rate for its services and shall charge all purchasers the same
12rate.
SB1,499,24 13(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department, a county department under
14s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the
15department and one or more of those county departments, and a residential child
16care center for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1), may
17negotiate a per client rate for the services of that residential child care center for
18children and youth
or group home, if the department, that county department, the
19county departments in that group of county departments, or the department and one
20or more of those county departments, agree to place 75% or more of the residents of
21that residential child care center for children and youth or group home during the
22period for which that rate is effective. A residential child care center for children and
23youth
or group home that negotiates a per client rate under this subsection shall
24charge that rate to all purchasers of its services.
SB1,500,8
1(2) A residential child care center for children and youth or a group home, as
2described in sub. (1) or (1m), shall submit to the department the rate it charges and
3any change in that rate before a charge is made to any purchaser. The department
4shall provide forms and instructions for the submission of rates and changes in rates
5under this subsection and a residential child care center for children and youth or
6a group home that is required to submit a rate or a change in a rate under this
7subsection shall submit that rate or change in a rate using those forms and
8instructions.
SB1,500,11 9(3) The department may require an audit of any residential child care center
10for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1) or (1m), for the purpose
11of collecting federal funds.
SB1, s. 831 12Section 831. 46.043 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,500,2013 46.043 (1) In addition to inpatient and outpatient services provided at mental
14health institutes under ss. 51.05 and 51.07, the department may authorize mental
15health institutes to offer services other than inpatient mental health services when
16the department determines that community services need to be supplemented.
17Services that may be offered under this section include mental health outpatient
18treatment and services, day programming, consultation and services in residential
19facilities, including group homes, child caring institutions residential care centers
20for children and youth
and community-based residential facilities.
SB1, s. 832 21Section 832. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,501,622 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
23department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
24(2) (kx) $1,379,300 in each fiscal year 2005-06 and $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2006-07
25and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of

1corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx)
2$2,271,200 $2,639,800 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $2,390,600 2007-08 and
3$2,707,300
in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09 for services for juveniles placed at the
4Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health and family services
5may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing
6those services.
SB1, s. 833 7Section 833. 46.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,501,168 46.10 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and subject to par. (cm), liability
9of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 46.03 (18) for the care and maintenance of the
10parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357
11in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment
12foster home, subsidized guardianship home, or residential care center for children
13and youth shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard
14established by the department of workforce development children and families
15under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the manner
16established by the department under s. 46.247 par. (g).
SB1, s. 834 17Section 834. 46.10 (14) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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