LRB-3913/1
DAK:jlg:jf
1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
January 27, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Ourada, Ainsworth,
Brandemuehl, Musser, Albers, Reynolds, Springer, Owens, F. Lasee
and
Jeskewitz, cosponsored by Senators Moore and Rosenzweig. Referred to
Committee on Health.
AB741,1,7 1An Act to renumber 51.42 (5a); to renumber and amend 51.42 (5); to amend
246.23 (3) (b) 2. b., 51.42 (6) (intro.), 51.42 (6m) (e), 51.42 (6m) (f) and 51.42 (8)
3(b) 1.; and to create 51.42 (5) (b) and 51.42 (5a) (b) of the statutes; relating to:
4authorizing certain county community programs boards and certain county
5community programs directors, together with private or public organizations
6or affiliations, to organize, establish and participate in the governance and
7operation of an entity to operate a mental health-related service.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the county board of supervisors of Milwaukee County may,
together with a private or public organization or affiliation, organize, establish and
participate in the governance and operation of an entity to operate a health-related
service, participate in the financing of the entity and provide administrative and
financial services or resources for its operation on terms that the county board of
supervisors prescribes.
This bill authorizes similar powers for a county community programs board
with respect to the provision of mental health-related services, subject to approval
by the county board of supervisors. In counties (other than Milwaukee County) with
a county executive or a county administrator, the bill authorizes the powers for the
county community programs director, subject to approval by the county executive or
county administrator.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB741, s. 1 1Section 1. 46.23 (3) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB741,2,102 46.23 (3) (b) 2. b. Any reference in any law to a county director appointed under
3s. 46.22 (2) (b), 51.42 (5) (d) (a) 4. or 51.437 (9) (a) applies to the county human services
4director appointed under sub. (5) (f) in his or her administration of the powers and
5duties of the county director to which the reference is made. Except as provided in
6s. 46.21 (2m) (b) 2. b., any reference in any law to a county director appointed under
7s. 46.22 (3m) (a), 51.42 (6m) (intro.) or 51.437 (10m) (intro.) applies to the county
8human services director appointed under sub. (6m) (intro.) in his or her
9administration of the powers and duties of the county director to which the reference
10is made.
AB741, s. 2 11Section 2. 51.42 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 51.42 (5) (a), and 51.42 (5)
12(a) 12., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB741,3,413 51.42 (5) (a) 12. Determine, subject to the approval of the county board of
14supervisors in a county with a single-county department of community programs or
15the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department of
16community programs and with the advice of the county community programs
17director appointed under par. (d) subd. 4., whether services are to be provided
18directly by the county department of community programs or contracted for with
19other providers and make such contracts. The county board of supervisors in a
20county with a single-county department of community programs or the county
21boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department of community

1programs may elect to require the approval of any such contract by the county board
2of supervisors in a county with a single-county department of community programs
3or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department of
4community programs.
AB741, s. 3 5Section 3. 51.42 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741,3,126 51.42 (5) (b) Subject to the approval of the county board of supervisors in a
7county with a single-county department of community programs or the county
8boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department of community
9programs and with the advice of the county community programs director appointed
10under par. (a) 4., a county community programs board appointed under sub. (4) (a)
111. may, together with a private or public organization or affiliation, do all of the
12following:
AB741,3,1413 1. Organize, establish and participate in the governance and operation of an
14entity to operate, wholly or in part, any mental health-related service.
AB741,3,1515 2. Participate in the financing of the entity under subd. 1.
AB741,3,1716 3. Provide administrative and financial services or resources for operation of
17the entity under subd. 1. on terms prescribed by the county board of supervisors.
AB741, s. 4 18Section 4. 51.42 (5a) of the statutes is renumbered 51.42 (5a) (a).
AB741, s. 5 19Section 5. 51.42 (5a) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741,3,2220 51.42 (5a) (b) The county community programs director, subject only to the
21supervision of the county executive or county administrator, may do all of the
22following:
AB741,3,2423 1. Organize, establish and participate in the governance and operation of an
24entity to operate, wholly or in part, any mental health-related service.
AB741,3,2525 2. Participate in the financing of the entity under subd. 1.
AB741,4,3
13. Provide administrative and financial services or resources for operation of
2the entity under subd. 1. on terms prescribed by the county executive or county
3administrator.
AB741, s. 6 4Section 6. 51.42 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB741,4,135 51.42 (6) Powers and duties of county community programs director in
6certain counties.
(intro.) A county community programs director appointed under
7sub. (5) (d) (a) 4. shall have all of the administrative and executive powers and duties
8of managing, operating, maintaining and improving the programs of the county
9department of community programs, subject to such delegation of authority as is not
10inconsistent with this section and the rules of the department of health and family
11services promulgated under this section. In consultation and agreement with the
12county community programs board, the county community programs director
13appointed under sub. (5) (d) shall do all of the following:
AB741, s. 7 14Section 7. 51.42 (6m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB741,4,1615 51.42 (6m) (e) Assist the county community programs board under sub. (5a)
16in the preparation of the budgets required under sub. (5a) (c) (a) 3.
AB741, s. 8 17Section 8. 51.42 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB741,4,2018 51.42 (6m) (f) Make recommendations to the county executive or county
19administrator regarding modifications to the proposed budget prepared by the
20county community programs board under sub. (5a) (c) (a) 3.
AB741, s. 9 21Section 9. 51.42 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB741,5,222 51.42 (8) (b) 1. Any reference in any law to a county community programs
23director appointed under sub. (5) (d) (a) 4. applies to the director of a county

1department appointed under s. 46.23 (5) (f) in his or her administration of the powers
2and duties of that county community programs director.
AB741,5,33 (End)
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