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1. Review all of the state's housing and homelessness-related programs.
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2. Identify ways in which the departments of administration, children and
6families, health services, public instruction, workforce development, and veterans
7affairs and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority can
8increase access to services for homeless individuals and families, including
9individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as
10defined in
42 USC 11434a (2).
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3. Advise each of the departments specified in subd. 2. and the Wisconsin
12Housing and Economic Development Authority to revise any policy or practice of the
1department or authority that the council determines impedes homeless individuals
2and families from obtaining services.
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3Section
2. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.306
(2) (a) From the
appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (7)
(fk)
5and (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose
6of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and
7families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under
8par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall
ensure that the funds for the grants are
9reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the
10geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the
11federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality
12of applications submitted award grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis.
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13Section 3
. 16.3085 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.3085
(2) (b) 2. Employment-related services, including connecting parents
15who are job training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local
16workforce development board established under 29 USC
2832 3122 and assisting
17them with using the job center website maintained by the department of workforce
18development.
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19Section
4. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
20the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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1Section
5. 20.435 (5) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(5) (cg)
Rural mental health research grants. The amounts in the
3schedule for grants for research on mental health issues in rural areas under s.
446.538.
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5Section
6. 20.435 (5) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(5) (em)
Sober living residences. Biennially, the amounts in the
7schedule to support sober living residences or sober living residence networks under
8s. 46.483.
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9Section
7. 20.437 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.437
(2) (cs)
Community services block grant; state match. A sum sufficient
11to match 25 percent of the amounts received under
42 USC 9903 for the federal
12community services block grant for the purposes for which the the federal community
13services block grant funds are received.
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1Section
8. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.445
(1) (fc)
Job and employment services; pilot program. The amounts in the
3schedule for the pilot program established under 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act),
4section 53 (1).
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5Section
9
. 20.445 (1) (fc) of the statutes, as created by 2019 Wisconsin Act ....
6(this act), is repealed.
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7Section
10. 20.505 (7) (fk) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.505
(7) (fk)
Housing grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in
9the schedule for housing grants under s. 16.306.
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10Section
11. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.25
(56) Annual poverty study. Of the moneys appropriated to the Board
12of Regents under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall, beginning in fiscal year 2019-20,
13allocate $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Institute for Research on Poverty at the
14University of Wisconsin-Madison to study and provide an annual report to the public
15on poverty in this state.
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16Section 12
. 38.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.40
(2) Interagency assistance. The council on workforce investment
18established under 29 USC
2821 3111 and the department of public instruction shall
19assist the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and
20work-based learning programs under sub. (1m).
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21Section
13. 46.483 of the statutes is created to read:
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2246.483 Sober living residences.
(1) Definition. In this section, “sober living
23residence" means a residential dwelling unit or other form of group housing that is
24offered or advertised by a person as a residence that provides a peer-supported,
1alcohol-free, and drug-free living environment where no treatment services are
2provided on-site and that would qualify for a loan under
42 USC 300x-25.
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3(2) Requirement; funding support. The department shall encourage the
4development, expansion, and quality control of networks of sober living residences.
5From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (em), the department shall allocate
6moneys for any of the following purposes:
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(a) Creating a revolving loan fund for establishing a sober living residence or
8a network of sober living residences.
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(b) Awarding grants to train and supervise field workers to provide technical
10assistance to sober living residences.
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(c) Awarding grants to entities that establish sober living residences or to sober
12living residences to support the development, expansion, and quality operation of
13sober living residences.
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14Section
14. 46.538 of the statutes is created to read:
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1546.538 Rural mental health research grants. From the appropriation
16under s. 20.435 (5) (cg), the department shall award $50,000 cumulatively in grants
17to entities or groups to perform research projects on mental health issues and access
18to mental health services in rural areas of the state. The department shall establish
19qualifications for entities and groups to be eligible to receive a grant under this
20section.
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21Section 15
. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.56
(14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service
23system of coordinated care for children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care
24and their families, the department shall establish a state advisory committee with
25representatives of county departments and tribal governing bodies, the department
1of public instruction, educational agencies, the department of children and families,
2the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system, professionals
3experienced in the provision of services to children who are involved in 2 or more
4systems of care and their families, advocates for such families and their children, the
5subunit of the department of workforce development that administers vocational
6rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board
7established under 29 USC
2832 3122, a representative of the philanthropy
8community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to
9exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, child welfare officials, and other
10appropriate persons as selected by the department. The department may use an
11existing committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups
12and is willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall establish
13principles and core values for administering initiatives, monitor the development of
14initiatives throughout the state, and support communication and mutual assistance
15among operating initiatives as well as those that are being developed.
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16Section
16. 48.47 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.47
(8) (d) The number of children in out-of-home care in the previous year
18who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
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19Section 17
. 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.143
(2) (a) 4m. e. Coordinate with local workforce development boards
21established under 29 USC
2832 3122 to ensure compatibility of purpose and no
22duplication of effort.
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23Section 18
. 49.163 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.163
(4) Contract for administration. (intro.) The department may
25contract with any person to administer the program under this section, including a
1Wisconsin Works agency; county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23; local
2workforce development board established under 29 USC
2832 3122; or community
3action agency under s. 49.265. The department, or the agency or agencies with which
4the department contracts under this subsection, shall do all of the following:
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5Section
19. 49.265 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(3) (b) 11. Provide, to individuals who work at least 20 hours per week
7and whose earned income is at or below
150
200 percent of the poverty line, a program
8of skills enhancement that shall include access to transportation, child care, career
9counseling, job placement assistance, and financial support for education and
10training.
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11Section
20. 49.265 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services
13block grant funds received under
42 USC 9903 and credited to the appropriation
14account under s. 20.437 (2) (mg).
From the appropriation account under s. 20.437
15(2) (cs), the department shall distribute funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of
16the amounts received under 42 USC 9903. AB508,21
17Section 21
. 49.265 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(4) (b) The department shall allocate at least 90 percent of the funds
19received under
42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) to
20community action agencies and organizations.
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21Section 22
. 49.265 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.265
(4) (c) The department may not allocate more than 5 percent of the funds
23received under
42 USC 9903 and the state matching funds under par. (a) for state
24administrative expenses.
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25Section 23
. 49.45 (31m) of the statutes is created to read:
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149.45
(31m) Nonemergency medical transportation services for nursing
2home residents. The department shall determine and apply a reimbursement rate
3for nonemergency medical transportation services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 3. for
4Medical Assistance recipients who are nursing home residents that is the same as
5the prevalent brokerage reimbursement rate applied to other nonemergency medical
6transportation services for Medical Assistance recipients under this subchapter.
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7Section 24
. 49.675 of the statutes is created to read:
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849.675 Community action opioid response grant program. (1) In this
9section, “community action agency” means an eligible entity as defined under
42
10USC 9902 (1) (A).
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11(2) The department shall establish a grant program to enable community
12action agencies to respond to the needs of communities and low-income families and
13individuals in crisis resulting from the opioid addiction epidemic. Through the
14program under this section, the department shall endeavor to expand and support
15effective community efforts to identify and respond to causes and consequences of
16opioid misuse and addiction experienced by low-income individuals, families, and
17communities.
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18(3) Any community action agency is eligible to apply for a grant under this
19section by submitting an application in the form and manner specified by the
20department.
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21(4) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys to support one
22or more of the following activities, which may be conducted in coordination or
23partnership with other community organizations:
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1(a) Enhanced public education to improve individual and community
2awareness, with respect to the opioid misuse or addiction, including for children and
3youth.
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(b) Outreach and identification of individuals at risk of or experiencing opioid
5misuse or addiction, and referral of such individuals to appropriate treatment,
6recovery, or other resources in the community.
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(c) Direct services to prevent, treat, or recover from opioid addiction.
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(d) Services to stabilize the education, employment, housing, transportation,
9or other needs of addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
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(e) Services to address and mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on children
11in the household.
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(f) Support and assistance to children who are in foster care or at risk of
13placement in foster care because of the opioid addiction of their parents and to the
14caregivers for these children.
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(g) Development of partnerships with entities such as local health care
16providers, substance abuse treatment organizations, schools, child welfare agencies,
17social service organizations, police departments, prosecutors, courts, prisons, local
18governments, businesses, and religious institutions, in order to coordinate or expand
19resources available to addicted or at-risk individuals and their family members.
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(h) Training for agency personnel on issues related to opioid addiction,
21including early identification of at-risk individuals and administration of overdose
22prevention medications.
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23(5) Each grant awarded by the department under this section shall be at least
24$25,000 and not more than $250,000 each fiscal year.
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1(6) A grant awarded by the department under this section may not be more
2than 3 years in duration unless approved by the secretary based on outcome data or
3extenuating circumstances.
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4(7) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report to the department
5detailing goals, interventions, outcomes, and expenditures related to the recipient's
6program funded by a grant under this section. Each grant recipient shall make each
7report under this subsection publicly available on the recipient's Internet site. The
8department shall publish each report submitted under this subsection on the
9department's Internet site and coordinate with the department of children and
10families to provide additional public access to the reports through the Internet site
11of the department of children and families. Annually, the department shall compile
12reports submitted under this subsection and submit the compilation with a report
13containing a summary of the information in the recipients' reports to the chief clerk
14of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
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15(8) The department shall publish on its Internet site the application process
16and criteria for grants under this section. In order to be eligible for a grant under
17this section, the department shall require each application submitted to include all
18of the following items:
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(a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by
20the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including
21specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to
22be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless
23individuals.
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(b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely
25success.
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1(c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under
2par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's
3effectiveness.
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(d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the
5applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination
6or partnership.
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(e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant
8has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and
9addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses
10of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.
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(f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this
12section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar
13objectives.
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(g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the
15maximum extent practicable.
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16(9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department
17shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the
18following characteristics:
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(a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with
20experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.
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(b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the
22reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.
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(c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program
24proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program
25and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.
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1(d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses
2to the opioid crisis.
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(e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on
4children of addicted individuals.
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(f) Demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community.
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(g) Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid
7needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with
8children impacted by opioid addiction.
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9Section 25
. 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.79
(9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
11program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
12departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
13workforce development boards established under 29 USC
2832 3122, tribal
14governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions.
15A county department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board,
16tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin
17Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training
18program under this subsection.
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19Section
26. 49.82 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.82
(3) Public assistance advisory committee. (a) The department of health
21services, in consultation with the department of children and families and the
22department of administration, shall create an advisory committee to review
23proposed legislation and proposed requests for approval from the federal
24government of changes to public assistance programs and to review performance
1data, outcomes, and costs of changes to public assistance programs after federal
2approval of changes to those programs.
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(b) The department of health services shall appoint to the advisory committee
4under par. (a) participants in public assistance programs; representatives of
5advocacy groups, including groups that support the rights of individuals with
6physical and invisible disabilities; at least one representative from a community
7action program; providers of services under public assistance programs;
8representatives of the state agencies that administer public assistance programs;
9members of the legislature, suggested by the majority and minority leaders of both
10houses of the legislature; and policy experts from organizations such as the
11University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and Institute for Research on
12Poverty.
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(c) A state agency that administers a public assistance program that is the
14subject of a proposed waiver request to be submitted to the federal government shall,
15in collaboration with the advisory committee under par. (a), do all of the following:
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1. Hold a public comment period lasting at least 30 days before the development
17of the waiver proposal language.
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2. Conduct no fewer than 3 public hearings on the proposed waiver before the
19waiver is submitted to the federal government.