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1Section 739py. 45.50 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,434,112 45.50 (4) (b) The department may accept gifts, bequests, grants, or donations
3of money or of property from private sources to be administered by the department
4for the purposes of veterans homes. All moneys received shall be paid into the
5general fund and appropriated as provided in s. 20.485 (1) (h), except that gifts or
6grants received specifically for the purposes of the geriatric program at veterans
7homes are appropriated as provided in s. 20.485 (1) (hm)
. The department may not
8apply to the gifts and bequests fund interest on certificate of savings deposits for
9those members who do not receive maximum monthly retained income. The
10department shall establish for those persons upon their request individual accounts
11with savings and interest applied as the member requests.
AB64-ASA1,739qg 12Section 739qg. 45.57 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.57 (1) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,434,1714 45.57 (1) (a) The Subject to par. (b), the department may transfer all or part
15of the unencumbered balance of any of the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (g), (gd),
16(gk), or (i) to the veterans trust fund or to the veterans mortgage loan repayment
17fund.
AB64-ASA1,739qm 18Section 739qm. 45.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,435,319 45.57 (1) (b) Before transferring all or part of an appropriation balance under
20par. (a), the department shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the
21proposed balance transfer. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
22department within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification
23that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
24proposed balance transfer, the balance transfer may be made as proposed by the
25department. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's

1notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the
2committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed
3balance transfer, the balance may be made only upon approval of the committee.
AB64-ASA1,739r 4Section 739r. 45.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,435,10 545.58 Grants to local governments. From the appropriation under s. 20.485
6(1) (kj), the department may make up to $300,000 each fiscal biennium in grants to
7cities, villages, and towns that provide services to veterans homes and other facilities
8for veterans. A city, village, or town may not expend grant moneys it receives under
9this section for any purpose other than providing fire and emergency medical
10services to veterans homes and other facilities for veterans
.
AB64-ASA1,739s 11Section 739s. 45.70 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,740 12Section 740 . 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,436,413 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually, on
14a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection,
to a county that meets the
15standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or
16administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county
17veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is chosen from a list of
18candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county
19veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau of merit
20recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is appointed under
21a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The
22department of veterans affairs shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for
23documented expenses under sub. (5), subject to the following annual reimbursement
24limits:
grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000,
25$10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with

1a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000
2or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin
3official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when
4making grants under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,741 5Section 741 . 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,436,166 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants on a reimbursable basis as
7specified in this subsection
to the governing bodies of federally recognized American
8Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vw) (vu)
9if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the
10creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran
11to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the
12duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing
13body of the tribe or band. The department shall twice yearly reimburse grant
14recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5),
may make annual grants in an
15amount
not to exceed $15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate
16rules to implement this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,742m 17Section 742m. 45.82 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,744 18Section 744 . 45.82 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,744av 19Section 744av. 46.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,437,420 46.03 (1m) Institute appropriation surplus. After June 30 of each
21even-numbered fiscal year, determine the unencumbered amount remaining in the
22appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) and provide this information to county
23and tribal human services departments. If the unencumbered amount in the
24appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) on June 30 of an even-numbered fiscal
25year exceeds 17 percent over the amount of expenditures made during the

1even-numbered fiscal year, the department shall consult with county and tribal
2human services departments to develop a proposal for the use of that excess amount.
3The department shall submit the proposal for use of the excess amount, if an excess
4amount exists, in its next biennial budget request.
AB64-ASA1,744b 5Section 744b. 46.036 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,437,96 46.036 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
7required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and
8compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000 $100,000.
9The audit shall follow standards that the department prescribes.
AB64-ASA1,744c 10Section 744c. 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,437,2211 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. Subject to subd. 2. and pars. (e) and (em), if If revenue under
12a contract for the provision of a rate-based service exceeds allowable costs incurred
13in the contract period, the contract shall allow the provider may to retain from the
14surplus generated by that rate-based service up to 5 percent of the revenue received
15under the contract. A provider that retains a surplus under this subdivision shall
16use that retained surplus to cover a deficit between revenue and allowable costs
17incurred in any preceding or future contract period for the same rate-based service
18that generated the surplus or to address the programmatic needs of clients served
19by the same rate-based service that generated the surplus
unless a uniform rate is
20established by rule under subd. 4., in which case the contract shall allow the provider
21to retain the uniform percentage rate established by the rule. The retained surplus
22is the property of the provider
.
AB64-ASA1,744d 23Section 744d. 46.036 (5m) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,744e 24Section 744e. 46.036 (5m) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,438,11
146.036 (5m) (b) 3. If on December 31 of any year the provider's accumulated
2surplus from all contract periods ending during that year for a rate-based service
3exceeds the allowable retention rate under subd. 1., the provider shall provide
4written notice of that excess to all purchasers of the rate-based service. Upon the
5written request of such a purchaser received no later than 6 months after the date
6of the notice, the provider shall refund the purchaser's proportional share of that
7excess. If the department determines based on an audit or fiscal review that the
8amount of the excess identified by the provider was incorrect, the department may
9seek to recover funds after the 6-month period has expired. The department shall
10commence any audit or fiscal review under this subdivision within 6 years after the
11end of the contract period.
AB64-ASA1,744f 12Section 744f. 46.036 (5m) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,438,1513 46.036 (5m) (b) 4. The department, in consultation with the department of
14children and families and the department of corrections, shall promulgate rules to
15implement this subsection including all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,438,2016 a. Requiring that contracts for rate-based services under this subsection allow
17a provider to retain from any surplus revenue up to 5 percent of the total revenue
18received under the contract, or a different percentage rate determined by the
19department. The percentage rate established under this subd. 4. a. shall apply
20uniformly to all rate-based service contracts under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,438,2221 b. Establishing a procedure for reviewing rate-based service contracts to
22determine whether a contract complies with the provisions of this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,744g 23Section 744g. 46.036 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,439,1024 46.036 (5m) (e) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1. and 2., the department or a county
25department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 that purchases care and

1services from an inpatient alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program that is
2not affiliated with a hospital and that is licensed as a community-based residential
3facility, may allocate to the program an amount that is equal to the amount of
4revenues received by the program that are in excess of the allowable costs incurred
5in the period of a contract between the program and the department or the county
6department for purchase of care and services under this section. The department or
7the county department may make the allocation under this paragraph only if the
8funds so allocated do not reduce any amount of unencumbered state aid to the
9department or the county department that otherwise would lapse to the general
10fund.
AB64-ASA1,744h 11Section 744h. 46.036 (5m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,439,1812 46.036 (5m) (em) Notwithstanding pars. (b) 1. and 2. and (e), a county
13department under s. 46.215, 51.42, or 51.437 providing client services in a county
14having a population of 500,000 or more or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation
15providing client services in such a county may not retain a surplus under par. (b) 1.,
16accumulate funds under par. (b) 2.,
or allocate an amount under par. (e) from
17revenues that are used to meet the maintenance-of-effort requirement under the
18federal temporary assistance for needy families program under 42 USC 601 to 619.
AB64-ASA1,745 19Section 745 . 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,440,320 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
21department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
22(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
2320.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation
24account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,929,200 $2,869,200 in fiscal year 2015-16
252017-18 and $2,997,600 $2,932,600 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19, for services for

1juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health
2services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of
3providing those services.
AB64-ASA1,746 4Section 746 . 46.269 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,440,15 546.269 Determining financial eligibility for long-term care programs.
6To the extent approved by the federal government, the department or its designee
7shall exclude any assets accumulated in a person's independence account, as defined
8in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or
9accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and receiving
10state-funded benefits under s. 46.27 or medical assistance under s. 49.472 in
11determining financial eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, if any, for a
12long-term care program under s. 46.27, 46.275, or 46.277, for the family care
13program that provides the benefit defined in s. 46.2805 (4), for the Family Care
14Partnership program, or for the self-directed services option, as defined in s. 46.2897
15(1).
AB64-ASA1,747 16Section 747 . 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,440,2117 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (n),
18(4) (b), (bd), (bm), (gm), (pa), and (w), and (7) (b) and (md), the department may
19contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of
20the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource
21centers.
AB64-ASA1,747w 22Section 747w. 46.2899 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,441,523 46.2899 (2) Waiver program. The department shall request a waiver, or a
24modification of a waiver,
from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services
25in order to receive the federal medical assistance percentage for home-based and

1community-based services provided to individuals who are developmentally
2disabled and who received post-secondary education on the grounds of health care
3institutions. If the waiver or modification of the waiver is approved, the department
4shall operate a waiver program to provide those services to no more than 100
5individuals per month per year.
AB64-ASA1,441,14 6(3) Eligibility. The department shall consider as eligible for the waiver
7program described under sub. (2) only individuals who are receiving post-secondary
8education in a setting that is distinguishable from the health care institution. The
9department shall set the financial eligibility requirements and functional eligibility
10requirements for the waiver program described under sub. (2) the same as the
11financial eligibility requirements and functional eligibility requirements for the
12self-directed services option except for the requirement to be an individual who is
13developmentally disabled and who is receiving post-secondary education on the
14grounds of a health care institution.
AB64-ASA1,441,19 15(4) Services and benefits. The department shall provide the same services
16under the waiver program described in sub. (2) as it provides under the self-directed
17services option. The department shall determine the funding amount for a waiver
18program participant under this section based on what the individual would receive
19if enrolled in the self-directed services option
.
AB64-ASA1,748 20Section 748 . 46.29 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,441,2421 46.29 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (a), the
22department shall distribute at least $16,100 in each fiscal year for operation of the
23council on physical disabilities. The council on physical disabilities shall do all of the
24following:
AB64-ASA1,749 25Section 749 . 46.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.295 (1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired
2person, city, village, town, or county or private agency, provide funds from the
3appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (da) and (hs) and (7) (d) to reimburse
4interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter services.
AB64-ASA1,750 5Section 750 . 46.297 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,442,106 46.297 (1) Assistance. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (d) (1) (da),
7the department shall, subject to the availability of funds, provide assistance to
8hearing-impaired persons to secure telecommunication devices capable of serving
9their needs. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the department shall purchase
10or provide funds for the purchase of telecommunication devices.
AB64-ASA1,751 11Section 751 . 46.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,442,1412 46.48 (1) General. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (b), (5)
13(bc), and (7) (bc), the department shall award grants for community programs as
14provided in this section.
AB64-ASA1,752 15Section 752 . 46.48 (32) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,442,2116 46.48 (32) Peer-run respite center contracts. The department shall contract
17with a peer-run organization to establish peer-run respite centers for individuals
18experiencing mental health conditions or substance abuse. Notwithstanding sub.
19(1), the department may make payments to an organization that establishes
20peer-run respite centers that provide services to veterans from the appropriation
21under s. 20.435 (5) (kp).
AB64-ASA1,752b 22Section 752b. 46.48 (32) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
23(this act), is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,443,424 46.48 (32) Peer-run respite center contracts. The department shall contract
25with a peer-run organization to establish peer-run respite centers for individuals

1experiencing mental health conditions or substance abuse. Notwithstanding sub.
2(1), the department may make payments to an organization that establishes
3peer-run respite centers that provide services to veterans from the appropriation
4under s. 20.435 (5) (kp).
AB64-ASA1,753 5Section 753 . 46.80 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,443,96 46.80 (2m) (b) May operate the foster grandparent project specified under 42
7USC 5011
(a). If the department operates that project, the department shall
8distribute funds from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh) to supplement
9any federal foster grandparent project funds received under 42 USC 5011 (a).
AB64-ASA1,754 10Section 754 . 46.80 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,443,2311 46.80 (5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the
12department shall provide a state supplement to the federal congregate nutrition
13projects under 42 USC 3030e, in effect on April 30, 1980, which will promote
14expansion of projects throughout the state and, from the appropriation under s.
1520.435 (7) (1) (kn), the department shall provide a state supplement to the federal
16congregate nutrition projects of $450,000 for home-delivered meals and $50,000 for
17congregate meals. Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall allocate these
18funds based on the formulas developed by the department under sub. (2m) (a) 2. A
19county that receives federal funds for congregate nutrition projects on or after
20July 1, 1977, may not receive under this paragraph an amount that is less than the
211976-77 allocation as a result of the program expansion. This paragraph does not
22require that federal limitations on the use of federal congregate nutrition funds for
23home delivered meals apply to the state supplement.
AB64-ASA1,755 24Section 755 . 46.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.81 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the
2department shall allocate $2,298,400 in each fiscal year to aging units to provide
3benefit specialist services for older individuals. The department shall ensure that
4each aging unit receives funds and shall take into account the proportion of the
5state's population of low-income older individuals who reside in a county.
AB64-ASA1,756 6Section 756 . 46.81 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,444,107 46.81 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh) the department
8shall allocate $182,500 in each fiscal year to area agencies on aging. Each area
9agency on aging shall use the funds for training, supervision and legal back-up
10services for benefit specialists within its area.
AB64-ASA1,757 11Section 757 . 46.85 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,444,1612 46.85 (3m) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the
13department shall provide a state supplement to federally funded Senior Companion
14Program and Retired Senior Volunteer Program units that were in operation on
15December 1, 1988, and administered by qualified public and non-profit private
16agencies.
AB64-ASA1,758 17Section 758 . 46.85 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,444,2218 46.85 (3m) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the
19department shall allocate funds, based on the percentage of the state's population of
20low-income persons over age 60 who reside in each county or are members of an
21American Indian tribe, and distribute the funds to counties and federally recognized
22tribal governing bodies to supplement any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,759 23Section 759 . 46.856 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,445,3
146.856 (2) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (bg), the
2department shall award a grant to at least one public agency or private nonprofit
3organization to do all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,760 4Section 760 . 46.90 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,445,165 46.90 (5m) (a) Upon responding to a report, the elder-adult-at-risk agency or
6the investigative agency shall determine whether the elder adult at risk or any other
7individual involved in the alleged abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, or
8self-neglect is in need of services under this chapter or ch. 47, 49, 51, 54, or 55. From
9the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (dh), the department shall allocate to
10selected counties not less than $25,000 in each fiscal year, and within the limits of
11these funds and of available state and federal funds and of county funds appropriated
12to match the state and federal funds, the elder-adult-at-risk agency shall provide
13the necessary direct services to the elder adult at risk or other individual or arrange
14for the provision of the direct services with other agencies or individuals. Those
15direct services provided shall be rendered under the least restrictive conditions
16necessary to achieve their objective.
AB64-ASA1,762 17Section 762 . 46.96 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,445,2018 46.96 (2) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under s.
1920.435 (7) (c), (1) (cx) and (kc), and (7) (na) to independent living centers for
20nonresidential services to severely disabled individuals.
AB64-ASA1,763 21Section 763 . 46.96 (2d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,445,2422 46.96 (2d) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under
23s. 20.435 (1) (cx) and (7) (c) and (na) for the purposes for which the federal moneys
24are received, including for independent living services.
AB64-ASA1,764 25Section 764 . 46.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,446,5
146.977 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (1) (cg), the
2department may under this section, based on the criteria under par. (c), award grants
3to applying organizations for the purpose of training and assisting guardians for
4individuals found incompetent under ch. 54. No grant may be paid unless the
5awardee provides matching funds equal to 10 percent of the amount of the award.
AB64-ASA1,765 6Section 765 . 46.986 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,446,97 46.986 (2) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (1)
8(br), the department shall contract for the administration of life-span respite care
9projects with an organization to which all of the following apply:
AB64-ASA1,766 10Section 766 . 46.995 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,446,1511 46.995 (2g) (a) The department may require a county to maintain a specified
12level of contribution for the disabled children's long-term support program. The
13department shall determine the amount of contribution that a county is required to
14maintain based on the historical county expenditures for the disabled children's
15long-term support program.
AB64-ASA1,446,2116 (b) Beginning in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium and thereafter, counties shall
17cooperate with the department to determine an equitable funding methodology and
18county contribution mechanism for contribution for the disabled children's
19long-term support program under par. (a) and to ensure that county contributions
20determined by the department are expended for the disabled children's long-term
21support program in the counties.
AB64-ASA1,767 22Section 767 . 46.995 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,446,2423 46.995 (2r) The department may contract with a county or a group of counties
24to deliver disabled children's long-term support program services.
AB64-ASA1,768 25Section 768 . 48.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,447,3
148.13 (3) Who has been the victim of abuse, as defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (b),
2(c), (d), (e), (f),
or (b) to (g), including injury that is self-inflicted or inflicted by
3another;
AB64-ASA1,769 4Section 769 . 48.13 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,447,85 48.13 (3m) Who is at substantial risk of becoming the victim of abuse, as
6defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (b) to (g), including injury that is
7self-inflicted or inflicted by another, based on reliable and credible information that
8another child in the home has been the victim of such abuse;
AB64-ASA1,772 9Section 772 . 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,447,1310 48.563 (2) County allocation. For children and family services under s. 48.569
11(1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $68,264,800 $70,211,100 in
12fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $68,327,900 $74,308,000 in fiscal year 2016-17
132018-19.
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