Amendment ASA1-AB665

AB665-ASA1,14,2 (6m) Notification of parent prior to making abuse or neglect report. If a person who is providing services under a home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. determines that he or she is required or permitted to make a report under s. 48.981 (2) about a child in a family to which the person is providing those services, the person shall, prior to making the report under s. 48.981 (2), make a reasonable effort to notify the child's parent that a report under s. 48.981 (2) will be made and to encourage the parent to contact a county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 to request assistance. The notification requirements under this subsection do not affect the reporting requirements under s. 48.981 (2).

AB665-ASA1,14,6 (6r) Home visitation program informational materials. Any informational materials about a home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. that are distributed to a person who is offered or who is receiving home visitation program services under that program shall state the sources of funding for the program.

AB665-ASA1,14,10 (7) Home visitation program evaluation. (a) The department shall conduct or shall select an evaluator to conduct an evaluation of the home visitation program. The evaluation shall measure all of the following criteria in families that have participated in the home visitation program and that are selected for evaluation:

AB665-ASA1,14,11 1. The number of substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect.

AB665-ASA1,14,12 2. The number of emergency room visits for injuries to children.

AB665-ASA1,14,13 3. The number of out-of-home placements of children.

AB665-ASA1,14,14 4. Immunization rates of children.

AB665-ASA1,14,15 5. The number of services provided under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 2. to children.

AB665-ASA1,14,17 6. Any other items that the department determines to be appropriate for evaluation.

AB665-ASA1,14,20 (b) In the evaluation, the department shall determine the number of families who remained in the home visitation program for the time recommended in the family's case plan.

AB665-ASA1,14,22 (c) The department shall determine the most appropriate way to evaluate the following criteria and shall evaluate those criteria as part of the evaluation:

AB665-ASA1,14,23 1. Strengthened family functioning.

AB665-ASA1,14,24 2. Enhanced child development.

AB665-ASA1,14,25 3. Positive parenting practices.

AB665-ASA1,15,3 (8) Technical assistance and training. The department shall provide technical assistance and training to counties and Indian tribes that are selected to participate in the program under this section.

AB665-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 48.981 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB665-ASA1,15,24 48.981 (8) (a) The department, the county departments and a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to the extent feasible shall conduct continuing education and training programs for staff of the department, the county departments, a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department or a county department, and the tribal social services departments, persons and officials required to report, the general public and others as appropriate. The programs shall be designed to encourage reporting of child abuse and neglect, to encourage self-reporting and voluntary acceptance of services and to improve communication, cooperation and coordination in the identification, prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Programs provided for staff of the department, county departments and licensed child welfare agencies under contract with county departments or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department whose responsibilities include the investigation or treatment of child abuse or neglect shall also be designed to provide information on means of recognizing and appropriately responding to domestic abuse, as defined in s. 46.95 (1) (a). The department, the county departments and a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more shall develop public information programs about child abuse and neglect.

AB665-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 48.981 (8) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB665-ASA1,16,9 48.981 (8) (d) 1. Each agency staff member and supervisor whose responsibilities include investigation or treatment of child abuse and neglect shall successfully complete training in child abuse and neglect protective services approved by the department. The training shall include information on means of recognizing and appropriately responding to domestic abuse, as defined in s. 46.95 (1) (a). The department shall monitor compliance with this subdivision according to rules promulgated by the department.

AB665-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 48.982 (2e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB665-ASA1,16,17 48.982 (2e) Nonstock, nonprofit corporation. (a) The board may organize and maintain a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for the exclusive purpose of soliciting and accepting contributions, grants, gifts and bequests for the children's trust fund. Any contributions, grants, gifts or bequests accepted by the corporation shall be deposited in the children's trust fund and, in accordance with the wishes of the donor, shall be used for any of the purposes specified in sub. (2m) or shall continue to accumulate in the children's trust fund pursuant to s. 25.67 (2).

AB665-ASA1,16,24 (b) The board shall enter into a contract with any corporation organized and maintained under par. (a). The contract shall provide that the board may make use of the services of the corporation and that the board may provide administrative services to the corporation. The type and scope of any administrative services provided by the board to the corporation and the board employes assigned to perform the services shall be determined by the board. The corporation may neither employ staff nor engage in political activities.

AB665-ASA1,17,4 (c) The corporation under par. (a) shall donate any real property to the state within 5 years after acquiring the property unless holding the property for more than 5 years is consistent with sound business and financial practices and is approved by the joint committee on finance.

AB665-ASA1,17,8 (d) The board, the department of administration, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative audit bureau and the appropriate committee of each house of the legislature, as determined by the presiding officer, may examine all records of the corporation.

AB665-ASA1,17,14 (e) The board of directors of any corporation established under this subsection shall consist of 5 members, including the chairperson of the child abuse and neglect prevention board and 4 members of the child abuse and neglect prevention board, elected by the child abuse and neglect prevention board, of which one shall be a legislator. No 2 members of the board of directors may be from the same category of child abuse and neglect prevention board members under s. 15.195 (4) (a) to (g).

AB665-ASA1,17,19 (f) Any corporation established under this subsection shall be organized so that contributions to it will be deductible from adjusted gross income under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined under s. 71.01 (6), and so that the corporation will be exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined under s. 71.22 (4), and under s. 71.26 (1) (a).

AB665-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 48.982 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB665-ASA1,18,9 48.982 (6) (d) The board shall award grants to organizations for programs that provide parenting education services but not crisis intervention. Grants shall be used for direct parent education and referrals to other social services programs and outreach programs, including programs that provide education to parents in their homes. For organizations applying for grants for the first time on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the board shall give favorable consideration in awarding grants to organizations for programs in communities where home visitation programs that provide in-home visitation services to parents with newborn infants are in existence or are in development and, if grants are awarded, shall require programs supported by grants to maximize coordination with these home visitation programs. Programs supported by the grants shall track individual clients to ensure that they receive necessary services and shall emphasize direct services to families with children who are 3 years of age or less.

AB665-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 49.45 (25) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB665-ASA1,18,20 49.45 (25) (b) A county, city, village, town or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department may elect to make case management services under this subsection available in the county, city, village or town to one or more of the categories of beneficiaries under par. (am) through the medical assistance program. A Except as provided in par. (bc), a county, city, village, town or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department that elects to make the services available shall reimburse a case management provider for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the medical assistance program that is not provided by the federal government.

AB665-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 49.45 (25) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB665-ASA1,19,5 49.45 (25) (bc) If a county, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or more, or an Indian tribe elects to make case management services under this subsection available to the category of beneficiaries under par. (am) 9. and if that county or Indian tribe is the recipient of a grant under s. 46.515, the department shall reimburse a case management provider for the amount of the allowable charges for case management services under the medical assistance program that is not reimbursed by the federal government if those services are provided to a child who is a member of a family that receives home visitation program services under s. 46.515 (4) (b) 1.

AB665-ASA1, s. 14 Section 14. 49.45 (25) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB665-ASA1,19,10 49.45 (25) (c) Except as provided in pars. (b), (bc), (be) and (bg), the department shall reimburse a provider of case management services under this subsection only for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the medical assistance program that is provided by the federal government.

AB665-ASA1, s. 15 Section 15. Nonstatutory provisions; health and family services.

AB665-ASA1,19,16 (1) Of the amounts appropriated to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (o) of the statutes, the department shall expend $548,000 in fiscal year 1998-99 to fund the federal share for providing medical assistance case management services to persons in the home visitation program under section 46.515 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB665-ASA1, s. 16 Section 16. Appropriation changes; health and family services.

AB665-ASA1,19,23 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, the dollar amount is increased by $394,000 for fiscal year 1998-99 to fund the nonfederal share for providing medical assistance case management services to persons in the home visitation program under section 46.515 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB665-ASA1, s. 17 Section 17. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB665-ASA1,20,2 (1) The repeal and recreation of section 25.67 (2) (a) 1. and (b) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 1999.

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