SB317,196
16Section
196. 48.983 (7) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(7) (c) (intro.) Each county,
city, private agency, and Indian tribe
18providing a home visitation program shall develop a plan for evaluating the
19effectiveness of its program for approval by the department. The plan shall
20demonstrate how the county,
city, private agency, or Indian tribe will use the
21evaluation of its program to improve the quality and outcomes of the program and
22to ensure continued compliance with the home visitation program criteria under sub.
23(6) (a). The plan shall demonstrate how the outcomes will be tracked and measured.
24Under the plan, the extent to which all of the following outcomes are achieved shall
25be tracked and measured:
SB317,197
1Section
197. 48.983 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(8) Technical assistance and training. The department shall provide
3technical assistance and training to counties,
cities, private agencies, and Indian
4tribes that are selected to participate in the program under this section. The training
5may not be limited to a particular home visitation model. The training shall include
6training in best practices regarding basic skills, uniform administration of screening
7and assessment tools, the issues and challenges that families face, and supervision
8and personnel skills for program managers. The training may also include training
9on data collection and reporting.
SB317,198
10Section
198. 49.143 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(6) Geographical areas. The department shall determine the
12geographical area for which a Wisconsin
works Works agency will administer
13Wisconsin
works Works. Except for federally recognized American Indian
14reservations and in counties with a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, no
15geographical area may be smaller than one county. A geographical area may include
16more than one county. The department need not establish the geographical areas by
17rule.
SB317,199
18Section
199. 49.155 (3g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.155
(3g) Child care administration in certain counties. (intro.) In a county
20having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more all of the following apply:
SB317,200
21Section
200. 49.175 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.175
(1) (u)
Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect
23in counties having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, $1,489,600 in each fiscal
24year.
SB317,201
25Section
201. 49.195 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.195
(4) (b) 2. The recovery of benefits due to the efforts of an employee or
2officer of a county having a population of
500,000
750,000 or more under the
3supervision of the department.
SB317,202
4Section
202. 49.34 (5m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.34
(5m) (em) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1. and 2., a county department under
6s. 46.215, 51.42, or 51.437 providing client services in a county having a population
7of
500,000 750,000 or more or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation providing client
8services in such a county may not retain a surplus generated by a rate-based service
9or accumulate funds from more than one contract period for a rate-based service
10from revenues that are used to meet the maintenance-of-effort requirement under
11the federal temporary assistance for needy families program under
42 USC 601 to
12619.
SB317,203
13Section
203. 49.343 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.343
(5) Advisory committee. (intro.) The secretary shall create an advisory
15committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) consisting of representatives of purchasers; county
16departments; the department, in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 17or more; tribes; consumers; and a statewide association of private, incorporated
18family and children's social service agencies representing all groups of providers that
19are affected by the rate regulation process. The committee shall advise the
20department on all of the following:
SB317,204
21Section
204. 49.45 (25) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.45
(25) (b) A county, city, village, town or, in a county having a population
23of
500,000 750,000 or more, the department may elect to make case management
24services under this subsection available in the county, city, village or town to one or
25more of the categories of beneficiaries under par. (am) through the medical
1assistance program. A county, city, village, town or, in a county having a population
2of
500,000 750,000 or more, the department that elects to make the services available
3shall reimburse a case management provider for the amount of the allowable charges
4for those services under the medical assistance program that is not provided by the
5federal government.
SB317,205
6Section
205. 49.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.71
(2) In counties with a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, an
8institution established under sub. (1) shall be governed under s. 46.21 or 59.79 (10),
9but in all other counties it shall be governed under ss. 46.18, 46.19
, and 46.20.
SB317,206
10Section
206. 49.72 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.72
(2) In counties with a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, such
12institution shall be governed pursuant to s. 46.21, but in all other counties it shall
13be governed pursuant to ss. 46.18, 46.19
, and 46.20.
SB317,207
14Section
207. 49.826 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.826
(1) (a) "County" means a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 16or more.
SB317,208
17Section
208. 49.84 (7) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.84
(7) (c) 3. A child residing in a foster care placement under the care and
19placement responsibility of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or,
20in a county with a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, under the care and
21placement responsibility of the department of children and families.
SB317,209
22Section
209. 49.855 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.855
(4m) (c) Except as provided by order of the court after hearing under
24par. (b), the department of administration shall continue withholding until the
25amount certified is recovered in full. The department of administration shall
1transfer the amounts withheld under this paragraph to the department of children
2and families or its designee, the department of health services, or the department of
3corrections, whichever is appropriate. The department of children and families or
4its designee shall deposit amounts withheld for delinquent child or family support,
5maintenance, or receiving and disbursing fees or past support, medical expenses, or
6birth expenses in the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2)
(kp) (ja).
SB317,210
7Section
210. 253.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.15
(4) (b) Before an individual may be certified under s. 48.651 as a child
9care provider of children under 5 years of age, the individual shall receive training
10relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies that is approved or provided
11by the certifying department in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or
12more, county department, or agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) or that is
13provided by a nonprofit organization arranged by that department, county
14department, or contracted agency to provide that training.
SB317,211
15Section
211. 767.41 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.41
(3) (a) If the interest of any child demands it, and if the court finds that
17neither parent is able to care for the child adequately or that neither parent is fit and
18proper to have the care and custody of the child, the court may declare the child to
19be in need of protection or services and transfer legal custody of the child to a relative
20of the child, as defined in s. 48.02 (15), to a county department, as defined under s.
2148.02 (2g), to a licensed child welfare agency, or, in a county having a population of
22500,000 750,000 or more, the department of children and families. If the court
23transfers legal custody of a child under this subsection, in its order the court shall
24notify the parents of any applicable grounds for termination of parental rights under
25s. 48.415. If the court transfers legal custody under this section to an agency, the
1court shall also refer the matter to the court intake worker, as defined in s. 48.02 (3),
2who shall conduct an inquiry under s. 48.24 to determine whether a petition should
3be filed under s. 48.13.
SB317,212
4Section
212. 767.75 (1f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.75
(1f) Payment order as assignment of income. A payment order
6constitutes an assignment of all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension
7benefits, benefits under ch. 102 or 108, lottery prizes that are payable in
8installments, and other money due or to be due in the future to the department or
9its designee. The assignment shall be
for a fixed sum regardless of whether the
10court-ordered obligation on which the assignment is based is expressed in the court
11order as a percentage of the payer's income, and shall be for an amount sufficient to
12ensure payment under the order, obligation, or stipulation and to pay any arrearages
13due at a periodic rate not to exceed 50% of the amount of support due under the order,
14obligation, or stipulation so long as the addition of the amount toward arrearages
15does not leave the party at an income below the poverty line established under
42
16USC 9902 (2).
SB317,213
17Section
213. 767.75 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.75
(3m) Assignment of unemployment compensation benefits. Benefits
19under ch. 108 may be assigned and withheld only in the manner provided in s. 108.13
20(4). Any order to withhold benefits under ch. 108 shall be for a fixed sum
unless 21regardless of whether the court-ordered obligation on which the withholding order
22is based is expressed in the court order as a percentage of the payer's income
, in
23which case an order to withhold benefits under ch. 108 shall be for a percentage of
24benefits payable. When money is to be withheld from these benefits, no fee may be
1deducted from the amount withheld and no fine may be levied for failure to withhold
2the money.
SB317,214
3Section
214. 971.37 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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4971.37 (title)
Deferred prosecution programs; domestic abuse and
5child sexual abuse.
SB317,215
6Section
215. 971.37 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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971.37
(1m) (c) 1. (intro.) The agreement may provide as one of its conditions
8that
a person an adult covered under
sub. (1) (b) or (c) par. (a) 2. or 3. pay the domestic
9abuse surcharge under s. 973.055 and, if applicable, the global positioning system
10tracking surcharge under s. 973.057. If the agreement requires the person to pay the
11global positioning system tracking surcharge under s. 973.057, the agreement shall
12also require the person to pay the domestic abuse surcharge under s. 973.055.
13Payments and collections of the domestic abuse surcharge and the global positioning
14system tracking surcharge under this subdivision are subject to s. 973.055 (2) to (4)
15or to s. 973.057 (2) and (3), respectively, except as follows:
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(1)
Child Welfare Program Enhancement Plan aids. In the schedule under
18section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of children
19and families under section 20.437 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of
202015, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2016-17 is increased by $1,796,500 to increase
21funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
SB317,217
22Section
217.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
23publication, except as follows:
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(1)
The treatment of sections 20.435 (8) (mb) and (mm), 20.437 (1) (b), (d), (km),
25(m), (ma), (mc), (md), (me), (n), and (na), (2) (dz), (ja), (kp), (md), and (pz), and (3) (kp)
1and (mm), 46.46, 48.563 (1) (b), 48.565 (intro.), (2) (a), (am), (b), and (c), (3), (6), and
2(8), 48.567, and 49.855 (4m) (c) of the statutes and
Section 216 (1) of this act take
3effect on July 1, 2015, on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication
4of the 2015-17 biennial budget act, whichever is latest.
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(2)
The treatment of section 20.437 (1) (da) of the statutes takes effect on July
61, 2016.