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.
SB1, s. 879 4Section 879. 46.23 (3) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,515,95 46.23 (3) (am) 4. No funds may be allocated to any multicounty department of
6human services until the counties have drawn up a detailed contractual agreement,
7approved by the secretary of health and family services, by the secretary of
8corrections, and by the secretary of workforce development children and families,
9setting forth the plan for joint sponsorship.
SB1, s. 880 10Section 880. 46.23 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,516,211 46.23 (3) (e) Exchange of information; long-term care. Notwithstanding ss.
1246.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82,
13252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a subunit of a county department of
14human services or tribal agency acting under this section may exchange confidential
15information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other
16subunit of the same county department of human services or tribal agency, with a
17resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
18district, with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency
19to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a)
201g., or with a person providing services to the client under a purchase of services
21contract with the county department of human services or tribal agency or with a
22resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
23district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her
24duties, or to enable the county department of human services or tribal agency to
25coordinate the delivery of services to the client. An agency that releases information

1under this paragraph shall document that a request for information was received
2and what information was provided.
SB1, s. 881 3Section 881. 46.23 (3) (ed) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,516,104 46.23 (3) (ed) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare
5information system.
Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (2)
6(a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82,
7252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78
8(2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record
9kept or information received by that county department into the statewide
10automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB1, s. 882 11Section 882. 46.23 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,516,1812 46.23 (5) (a) 1. Shall determine administrative and program policies, except as
13provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile
14delinquency-related policies, within limits established by the department of health
15and family services. Policy decisions, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III
16of ch. 49 and except for juvenile delinquency-related policies, not reserved by statute
17for the department of health and family services may be delegated by the secretary
18to the county human services board.
SB1, s. 883 19Section 883. 46.23 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,516,2520 46.23 (5) (a) 2. Shall determine administrative and program policies under ch.
2148 and
subch. III of ch. 49 within limits established by the department of workforce
22development
children and families. Policy decisions under ch. 48 and subch. III of
23ch. 49 not reserved by statute for the department of workforce development children
24and families
may be delegated by the secretary of workforce development children
25and families
to the county human services board.
SB1, s. 884
1Section 884. 46.23 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,517,42 46.23 (5) (b) Shall establish priorities in addition to those mandated by the
3department of health and family services, the department of corrections , or the
4department of workforce development children and families.
SB1, s. 885 5Section 885. 46.23 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,517,106 46.23 (5) (c) 1. Shall determine whether state mandated services, except for
7services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and juvenile delinquency-related
8services, are provided or purchased or contracted for with local providers, and
9monitor the performance of such contracts. Purchase of services contracts shall be
10subject to the conditions specified in s. 46.036.
SB1, s. 886 11Section 886. 46.23 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,517,1512 46.23 (5) (c) 2. Shall determine whether state mandated services under ch. 48
13and
subch. III of ch. 49 are provided or purchased or contracted for with local
14providers, and monitor the performance of such contracts. Purchase of services
15contracts shall be subject to the conditions specified in s. 49.34.
SB1, s. 887 16Section 887. 46.23 (5) (n) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,517,2317 46.23 (5) (n) 1. Shall submit a final budget in accordance with s. 46.031 (1) for
18authorized services, except for services under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and
19juvenile delinquency-related services. Notwithstanding the categorization of or
20limits specified for funds allocated under s. 46.495 or 51.423 (2), with the approval
21of the department of health and family services the county human services board
22may expend these funds consistent with any service provided under s. 46.495 or
2351.42.
SB1, s. 888 24Section 888. 46.23 (5) (n) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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