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:
SB1,501,2418 46.10 (14) (g) For purposes of determining child support under par. (b), the
19department shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard
20established by the department of children and families under s. 49.22 (9) to a child
21support obligation for the care and maintenance of a child who is placed by a court
22order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility. The rules shall
23take into account the needs of any person, including dependent children other than
24the child, whom either parent is legally obligated to support.
SB1, s. 835 25Section 835. 46.10 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.10 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss.
251.42 and 51.437 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards
3established by the department under s. 46.036, the responsibilities vested in the
4department under this section for collection of patient fees for services other than
5those provided at state facilities or, those provided to children that are reimbursed
6under a waiver under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275,, 46.278, or 46.2785, or a waiver requested
7under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), or 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section
89124 (8c),
those provided under the disabled children's long-term support program
9if the county departments or providers meet the conditions that the department
10determines are appropriate. The department may delegate to county departments
11under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 the responsibilities vested in the department under this
12section for collection of patient fees for services provided at the state facilities if the
13necessary conditions are met.
SB1, s. 836 14Section 836. 46.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,502,2015 46.16 (1) Generally. The department shall investigate and supervise all the
16charitable and curative institutions, including county infirmaries, of every county
17and municipality, except tuberculosis sanatoriums; all shelter care facilities for
18children and
, and all hospitals, asylums, and institutions, organized for the purpose
19set forth in s. 58.01, and familiarize itself with all the circumstances affecting their
20management and usefulness.
SB1, s. 837 21Section 837. 46.16 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 838 22Section 838. 46.16 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 839 23Section 839. 46.16 (2s) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 840 24Section 840. 46.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.16 (3) County homes, poor relief. It The department shall visit the county
2homes and ascertain the number of each sex and the number of mentally ill, mentally
3deficient, deaf, or blind persons, and children supported in each, at what cost and
4under what circumstances affecting their health, comfort, morals, and education;
5collect statistics of the cost of support, and other important facts, of the poor relieved
6at public expense outside of county homes; and collect information as to the adequacy
7and efficiency of existing laws for the support and relief of the poor, and the causes
8of pauperism in the state.
SB1, s. 841 9Section 841. 46.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,503,1810 46.16 (7) Enforcement by attorney general and district attorneys. Upon
11request of the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper
12county shall aid in any investigation, inspection, hearing, or trial had under the
13provisions of this chapter, or those sections of ch. 48 relating to powers of the
14department, and shall institute and prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings
15for the enforcement of such those provisions and for the punishment of violations of
16the same those provisions. The attorney general or district attorney so requested
17shall report or confer with the department regarding the request, within 30 days
18after the receipt of such the request.
SB1, s. 842 19Section 842. 46.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,503,2320 46.17 (1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for
21the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of county homes, county
22infirmaries, county hospitals, and mental health facilities and shelter care facilities,
23with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to serve.
SB1, s. 843 24Section 843. 46.206 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.206 (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of social
2services, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for
3juvenile delinquency-related services. The department shall submit to the federal
4authorities state plans for the administration of social services, except as provided
5under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile delinquency-related
6services, in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities
7require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their
8correctness.
SB1, s. 844 9Section 844. 46.206 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,504,2110 46.206 (1) (bm) All records of the department relating to aid provided under
11s. 49.46, 49.465, 49.468, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.77 are open to inspection at reasonable
12hours by members of the legislature who require the information contained in the
13records in pursuit of a specific state legislative purpose. All records of any county
14relating to aid provided under s. 49.46, 49.465, 49.468, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.77 are
15open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the board of supervisors of the
16county or the governing body of a city, village or town located in the county who
17require the information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific county or
18municipal legislative purpose. The right to records access provided by this
19paragraph does not apply if access is prohibited by federal law or regulation or if this
20state is required to prohibit such access as a condition precedent to participation in
21a federal program in which this state participates.
SB1, s. 845 22Section 845. 46.206 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,505,223 46.206 (2) The county administration of all laws relating to social services,
24except with respect to the programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and to

1juvenile delinquency-related programs, shall be vested in the officers and agencies
2designated in the statutes.
SB1, s. 846 3Section 846. 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,505,204 46.21 (2m) (c) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78
5(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07
6(3) (c), a subunit of a county department of human services or tribal agency acting
7under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without
8the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county
9department of human services or tribal agency, with a resource center, a care
10management organization, or a family long-term care district, with an
11elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency to which referral
12for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a) 1g., or with a person
13providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county
14department of human services or tribal agency or with a resource center, a care
15management organization, or a family long-term care district, if necessary to enable
16an employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county
17department of human services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services
18to the client. An agency that releases information under this paragraph shall
19document that a request for information was received and what information was
20provided.
SB1, s. 847 21Section 847. 46.21 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,505,2322 46.21 (5) (b) Sections 46.10, 49.08, 49.345, 49.90, and 301.12 govern the
23support and maintenance of persons in any of the institutions specified in sub. (2) (a).
SB1, s. 848 24Section 848. 46.215 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.215 (1) (d) To make investigations that relate to services under subchs. II,
2IV, and V of ch. 49 upon request by the department of health and family services, to
3make investigations that relate to juvenile delinquency-related services at the
4request of the department of corrections, and to make investigations that relate to
5programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 upon request by the department of
6workforce development children and families.
SB1, s. 849 7Section 849. 46.215 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,506,118 46.215 (1) (j) To make payments in such manner as the department of
9workforce development children and families may determine for training of
10recipients, former recipients, and potential recipients of aid in programs established
11under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., and s. 49.26 (1).
SB1, s. 850 12Section 850. 46.215 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,507,413 46.215 (1m) Exchange of information; long-term care. Notwithstanding ss.
1446.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82,
15252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a subunit of a county department of social
16services or tribal agency acting under this section may exchange confidential
17information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other
18subunit of the same county department of social services or tribal agency, with a
19resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
20district, with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency
21to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a)
221g., or with a person providing services to the client under a purchase of services
23contract with the county department of social services or tribal agency or with a
24resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
25district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her

1duties, or to enable the county department of social services or tribal agency to
2coordinate the delivery of services to the client. An agency that releases information
3under this subsection shall document that a request for information was received
4and what information was provided.
SB1, s. 851 5Section 851. 46.215 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,507,126 46.215 (1p) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare
7information system.
Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78
8(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,
9252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78
10(2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record
11kept or information received by that county department into the statewide
12automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB1, s. 852 13Section 852. 46.215 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,507,2314 46.215 (2) (a) 2. In order to ensure the availability of a full range of care and
15services, the county department of social services may contract, either directly or
16through the department of workforce development children and families, with public
17or voluntary agencies or others to purchase, in full or in part, care and services under
18ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 which the county department of social services is
19authorized to furnish. This care and these services may be purchased from the
20department of workforce development children and families if the department of
21workforce development children and families has staff to furnish the services. If the
22county department of social services has adequate staff, it may sell the care and
23services directly to another county or state agency.
SB1, s. 853 24Section 853. 46.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.215 (2) (b) A county department of social services may purchase
2development and training services from the department of health and family
3services, from the department of workforce development children and families, from
4the department of corrections or from other county agencies when the services are
5available. A county department of social services may sell the development and staff
6training services to another county or state agency if the county department has
7adequate staff to provide the services.
SB1, s. 854 8Section 854. 46.215 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,508,189 46.215 (2) (c) 2. A county department of social services shall develop, under the
10requirements of s. 49.34, plans and contracts for care and services to be purchased
11under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49. The department of workforce development
12children and families may review the contracts and approve them if they are
13consistent with s. 49.34 and if state or federal funds are available for such purposes.
14The joint committee on finance may require the department of workforce
15development
children and families to submit the contracts to the committee for
16review and approval. The department of workforce development children and
17families
may not make any payments to a county for programs included in a contract
18under review by the committee.
SB1, s. 856 19Section 856. 46.215 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,508,2420 46.215 (3) Program budgets. The county department of social services shall
21submit a final budget to the department of health and family services under s. 46.031
22(1), to the department of corrections under s. 301.031 (1), and to the department of
23workforce development children and families under s. 49.325 (1), for authorized
24services.
SB1, s. 857 25Section 857. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.22 (1) (b) 1. b. To make investigations which relate to welfare services,
2except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, upon request by the
3department of health and family services.
SB1, s. 858 4Section 858. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,509,75 46.22 (1) (b) 1. d. To submit a final budget in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for
6services authorized in this section, except for the administration of and cost of aid
7granted under ss. 49.02, 49.19 and 49.45 to 49.47 49.471.
SB1, s. 859 8Section 859. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. f. of the statutes is renumbered 46.22 (1) (b) 2. fm.
SB1, s. 860 9Section 860. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,509,1310 46.22 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) A county department of social services shall have the
11following functions, duties, and powers in accordance with the rules promulgated by
12the department of workforce development children and families and subject to the
13supervision of the department of workforce development children and families:
SB1, s. 861 14Section 861. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,509,1715 46.22 (1) (b) 2. c. To make investigations as provided under ch. 48 and subch.
16III of ch. 49 upon request by the department of workforce development children and
17families
.
SB1, s. 862 18Section 862. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,509,2219 46.22 (1) (b) 2. e. To make payments in such manner as the department of
20workforce development children and families may determine for training of
21recipients, former recipients and potential recipients of aid in programs established
22under ss. 49.193, 1997 stats., and s. 49.26 (1).
SB1, s. 863 23Section 863. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.22 (1) (b) 2. g. To make certification or referral of eligibles for state or federal
2works or other assistance programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49, eligibility
3for which is based on need.
SB1, s. 864 4Section 864. 46.22 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,510,95 46.22 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) A county department of social services shall have the
6following functions, duties, and powers in accordance with the rules promulgated
7and standards established by the department of health and family services and
8subject to the supervision of the department of workforce development children and
9families
:
SB1, s. 865 10Section 865. 46.22 (1) (b) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,510,1311 46.22 (1) (b) 3. d. To submit a final budget to the department of workforce
12development
children and families in accordance with s. 49.325 for services
13authorized in this subdivision.
SB1, s. 866 14Section 866. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,510,1715 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. The county department of social services shall implement the
16statewide automated child welfare information system established by the
17department
under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB1, s. 867 18Section 867. 46.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,510,2519 46.22 (1) (d) Merit system; records. The county department of social services
20is subject to s. 49.78 (4) to (7). The county department of social services and all county
21officers and employees performing any duties in connection with the administration
22of aid to families with dependent children shall observe all rules promulgated by the
23department of workforce development children and families under s. 49.78 (4) and
24shall keep records and furnish reports as the department of workforce development
25children and families requires in relation to their performance of such duties.
SB1, s. 868
1Section 868. 46.22 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,511,182 46.22 (1) (dm) Exchange of information; long-term care. Notwithstanding ss.
346.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82,
4252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a subunit of a county department of social
5services or tribal agency acting under this subsection may exchange confidential
6information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other
7subunit of the same county department of social services or tribal agency, with a
8resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
9district, with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency
10to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a)
111g., or with a person providing services to the client under a purchase of services
12contract with the county department of social services or tribal agency or with a
13resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
14district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her
15duties, or to enable the county department of social services or tribal agency to
16coordinate the delivery of services to the client. An agency that releases information
17under this paragraph shall document that a request for information was received
18and what information was provided.
SB1, s. 869 19Section 869. 46.22 (1) (dp) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,512,220 46.22 (1) (dp) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare
21information system.
Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (2)
22(a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82,
23252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78
24(2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record

1kept or information received by that county department into the statewide
2automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB1, s. 870 3Section 870. 46.22 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,512,164 46.22 (1) (e) 1. In order to ensure the availability of a full range of care and
5services, a county department of social services may contract, either directly or
6through the department of health and family services, the department of workforce
7development
children and families, or the department of corrections, with public or
8voluntary agencies or others to purchase, in full or in part, care and services which
9the county department of social services is authorized by any statute to furnish in
10any manner. The services may be purchased from the department of health and
11family services, the department of workforce development children and families, or
12the department of corrections if the department of health and family services, the
13department of workforce development children and families, or the department of
14corrections has staff to furnish the services. The county department of social
15services, if it has adequate staff, may sell the care and services directly to another
16county or state agency.
SB1, s. 871 17Section 871. 46.22 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,512,2318 46.22 (1) (e) 2. A county department of social services may purchase
19development and training services from the department of health and family
20services, the department of workforce development children and families, or the
21department of corrections or from other county agencies if the services are available
22or sell the development and staff training services to another county or state agency
23if the county department of social services has adequate staff to provide the services.
SB1, s. 872 24Section 872. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.22 (1) (e) 3. a. A county department of social services shall develop, under
2the requirements of s. 46.036, plans and contracts for care and services, except under
3ch. 48, subch. III of ch. 49, and s. 301.08 (2), to be purchased. The department of
4health and family services may review the contracts and approve them if they are
5consistent with s. 46.036 and to the extent that state or federal funds are available
6for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of
7health and family services to submit the contracts to the committee for review and
8approval. The department of health and family services may not make any payments
9to a county for programs included in the contract that is under review by the
10committee. The department of health and family services shall reimburse each
11county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o)
12according to s. 46.495.
SB1, s. 873 13Section 873. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,513,2314 46.22 (1) (e) 3. b. A county department of social services shall develop, under
15the requirements of s. 49.34, plans and contracts for care and services under ch. 48
16and
subch. III of ch. 49 to be purchased. The department of workforce development
17children and families may review the contracts and approve them if they are
18consistent with s. 49.34 and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for
19such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of
20workforce development children and families to submit the contracts to the
21committee for review and approval. The department of workforce development
22children and families may not make any payments to a county for programs included
23in the contract that is under review by the committee.
SB1, s. 875 24Section 875. 46.22 (2g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.22 (2g) (d) Prepare, with the assistance of the county social services director
2under sub. (3m) (b) 5., a proposed budget for submission to the county executive or
3county administrator, a final budget for submission to the department of health and
4family services in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for authorized services, except
5services under ch. 48, subch. III of ch. 49, or s. 301.08 (2), a final budget for
6submission to the department of workforce development children and families in
7accordance with s. 49.325 for authorized services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch.
849, and a final budget for submission to the department of corrections in accordance
9with s. 301.031 (1) for authorized juvenile delinquency-related services.
SB1, s. 876 10Section 876. 46.22 (3m) (b) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,514,1311 46.22 (3m) (b) 12. Establish priorities in addition to those mandated by the
12department of health and family services, by the department of workforce
13development
children and families, or by the department of corrections.
SB1, s. 877 14Section 877. 46.22 (3m) (b) 17. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,514,1715 46.22 (3m) (b) 17. b. Such other reports as are required by the secretary of
16health and family services, the secretary of workforce development children and
17families
, the secretary of corrections, and the county board of supervisors.
SB1, s. 878 18Section 878. 46.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,515,319 46.23 (3) (a) Creation. Upon approval by the secretary of health and family
20services, by the secretary of corrections, and by the secretary of workforce
21development
children and families of a feasibility study and a program
22implementation plan, the county board of supervisors of any county with a
23population of less than 500,000, or the county boards of supervisors of 2 or more
24contiguous counties, each of which has a population of less than 500,000, may
25establish by resolution a county department of human services on a single-county

1or multicounty basis to provide the services required under this section. The county
2department of human services shall consist of the county human services board, the
3county human services director and necessary personnel.
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