AB100: Bill Text

AB100, s. 877 Section 877. 46.286 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,470,16 46.286 (1) (a) 2. b. Home and community-based waiver programs under 42 USC 1396n (c), including community integration program Community Integration Program under s. 46.275, 46.277, or 46.278 and the Community Opportunities and Recovery Program under s. 46.2785.

AB100, s. 878 Section 878. 46.286 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,470,23 46.286 (3) (d) The department shall determine the date, which shall not be later than January 1, 2006 2008, on which par. (a) shall first apply to persons who are not eligible for medical assistance under ch. 49. Before the date determined by the department, persons who are not eligible for medical assistance may receive the family care benefit within the limits of state funds appropriated for this purpose and available federal funds.

AB100, s. 879 Section 879. 46.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,471,6 46.40 (1) (a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute funds for community social, mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and other drug abuse services and for services under ss. 46.51, 46.87, 46.985, and 51.421 to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437 and to county aging units, as provided in subs. (2), (2m), and (7) to (9).

AB100, s. 880 Section 880. 46.48 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,471,8 46.48 (11m) Female offender reintegration program. (a) In this subsection:

AB100,471,9 1. "Offender" has the meaning given in s. 304.16 (2) (i).

AB100,471,10 2. "Prisoner" has the meaning given in s. 301.01 (2).

AB100,471,15 (b) The department shall award not more than $139,100 in fiscal year 2005-06 and not more than $140,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 as a grant to an organization or a group of organizations to provide services for female prisoners and offenders from Milwaukee County and their children, if the prisoners or offenders have been convicted of nonviolent crimes.

AB100,471,18 (c) The grant awardee under par. (b) shall provide at least all of the following for up to 6 months before a prisoner's release from prison and up to 2 years after release:

AB100,471,21 1. Screening, assessment, and treatment, including mental health and permanency services, for the prisoners or offenders to assist in their reintegration into the community.

AB100,471,23 2. At-risk assessments for all dependent children of female prisoners or offenders who receive services under subd. 1., and comprehensive support services.

AB100, s. 881 Section 881. 46.481 of the statutes is renumbered 46.481 (1m).

AB100, s. 882 Section 882. 46.481 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,472,10 46.481 (2m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (gb), the department shall award not more than $57,500 in fiscal year 2005-06 and not more than $229,800 in fiscal year 2006-07 as grants for up to 3 years to counties with populations of less than 500,000 and to tribal governing bodies to demonstrate collaboration between a county department under s. 46.23 and a tribal agency in a county or among county departments under ss. 46.22 and 51.42 and tribal agencies in a county for intervention for the mental health and substance abuse screening, assessment, and treatment of children who have been abused or neglected and their parents for whom the county departments and tribal agencies determine there is a need to provide services.

AB100, s. 883 Section 883. 46.495 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,472,16 46.495 (1) (am) The department shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b) and (o) for social services as approved by the department under ss. 46.215 (1), (2) (c) 1., and (3) and 46.22 (1) (b) 1. d. and (e) 3. a. except that no reimbursement may be made for the administration of or aid granted under s. 49.02.

AB100, s. 884 Section 884. 46.495 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,473,13 46.495 (1) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for social services, including funding for foster care or, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care of a child on whose behalf aid is received under s. 46.261, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (8), and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (2) shall be specified in a schedule established annually by the department of health and family services. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (8) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions under s. 46.40 (8) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (a) (intro.) for that year. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.

AB100, s. 885 Section 885. 46.51 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,473,19 46.51 (4) A county may use the funds distributed under this section to fund additional foster parents and, treatment foster parents, and subsidized guardians or interim caretakers to care for abused and neglected children and to fund additional staff positions to provide services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse.

AB100, s. 886 Section 886. 46.513 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 887 Section 887. 46.515 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 888 Section 888. 46.515 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 889 Section 889. 46.515 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,474,16 46.515 (2) Funds provided. If a county or Indian tribe applies and is selected by the department under sub. (5) to participate in the program under this section, the department shall award, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (de) (5) (ab), a grant annually to be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (4) (a) and (am). The minimum amount of a grant is $10,000. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or more, or Indian tribe in excess of the minimum amount based on the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county or the reservation of that Indian tribe in proportion to the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county with a population of 500,000 or more in excess of the minimum amount based on 60% of the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county in proportion to the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section.

AB100, s. 890 Section 890 . 46.515 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB100,475,10 46.515 (2) Funds provided. If a county or Indian tribe applies and is selected by the department under sub. (5) to participate in the program under this section, the department shall award, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ab), a grant annually to be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (4) (a) and (am). The minimum amount of a grant is $10,000. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or more, or Indian tribe in excess of the minimum amount based on the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county or the reservation of that Indian tribe in proportion to the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a county with a population of 500,000 or more in excess of the minimum amount based on 60% of the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that county in proportion to the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section.

AB100, s. 891 Section 891. 46.515 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 892 Section 892. 46.515 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 893 Section 893. 46.515 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.515 (3) and amended to read:

AB100,475,19 46.515 (3) Joint application permitted. Two or more counties and Indian tribes may submit a joint application to the department. Each county or Indian tribe in a joint application shall be counted as a separate county or Indian tribe for the purpose of limiting the number of counties and Indian tribes selected in each state fiscal biennium.

AB100, s. 894 Section 894. 46.516 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,475,22 46.516 Universal home visitation services. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB100,475,24 (a) "County department" means a county department of human services or social services under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

AB100,476,2 (b) "Indian tribe" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

AB100,476,3 (c) "Local health department" has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4).

AB100,476,7 (d) "Local partnership" means any combination of 2 or more county departments, local health departments, Indian tribes, and private nonprofit agencies that have agreed to implement jointly a program of universal home visitation services under this section.

AB100,476,9 (e) "Organization" means a county department, local health department, Indian tribe, private nonprofit agency, or local partnership.

AB100,476,11 (f) "Private nonprofit agency" means a nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17).

AB100,476,23 (2) Awarding of grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (ab), the department shall award grants to applying organizations for the provision of the home visitation services specified in sub. (3) (a). The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to an organization based on the number of first-time births in the community served by the organization. The department shall provide competitive application procedures for selecting organizations to receive grants under this subsection and shall establish a method for ranking applicants based on the quality of their applications. The department shall require a grant recipient to provide matching funds or in-kind contributions as determined by the department and shall ensure that a grant recipient does not use any grant moneys awarded to supplant any other moneys used by the grant recipient at the time of the awarding of the grant to provide home visitation services.

AB100,477,10 (3) Purposes of grants. (a) Universal home visitation services. An organization that receives a grant under sub. (2) shall use the grant moneys awarded to provide a one-time visit to all first-time parents in the community served by the organization for the purposes of providing those parents with basic information regarding infant health and nutrition, the care, safety, and development of infants, and emergency services for infants; identifying the needs of those parents; and providing those parents with referrals to programs, services, and other resources that may meet those needs. An organization may visit a first-time parent only if the parent or, if the parent is a child, his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian consents to the visit. No person who is required or permitted to report suspected or threatened abuse or neglect under s. 48.981 (2) may make or threaten to make such a report based on a refusal of a person to receive a home visit under this paragraph.

AB100,477,16 (b) Start-up costs and capacity building. In the first year in which a grant under sub. (2) is awarded to an organization, the organization may use a portion of the grant to pay for start-up costs and capacity building related to the provision of home visitation services by the organization. The department shall determine the maximum amount of a grant that an organization may use to pay for those start-up costs and that capacity building.

AB100,477,25 (4) Confidentiality. (a) Nondisclosure of information; exceptions. No person may use or disclose any information concerning an individual who is offered home visitation services under sub. (3) (a), including an individual who declines to receive those services, or concerning an individual who is provided with a referral under sub. (3) (a), including an individual who declines the referral, unless disclosure of the information is required or permitted under s. 48.981 (2), the use or disclosure of the information is connected to the administration of the program under this section, or the individual has given his or her written informed consent to the use or disclosure of the information.

AB100,478,5 (b) Explanation of confidentiality requirements. An organization that receives a grant under sub. (2) shall provide or shall designate an individual or entity to provide an explanation of the confidentiality requirements under par. (a) to each individual who is offered home visitation services under sub. (3) (a) by the organization.

AB100,478,15 (5) Notification of parent prior to making abuse or neglect report. If a person who is providing home visitation services under sub. (3) (a) 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 or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department to request assistance. The notification requirements under this subsection do not affect the reporting requirements under s. 48.981 (2).

AB100,478,19 (6) Informational materials. Any informational materials about the home visitation services provided under sub. (3) (a) that are distributed to a person who is offered or who is receiving those services shall state the sources of funding for the services.

AB100, s. 895 Section 895. 46.52 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,479,7 46.52 Systems change grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md), the department shall distribute funds to each grant recipient under this section so as to permit initial phasing in of recovery-oriented system changes, prevention and early intervention strategies, and consumer and family involvement for individuals with mental illness. At least 10% of the funds distributed shall be for children with mental illness. The department shall eliminate the funding for a recipient at the end of a period of not more than 3 years in order to provide funding to benefit another recipient. The department shall require that community services that are developed under this section are continued, following termination of funding under this section, by use of savings made available from incorporating recovery, prevention and early intervention strategies, and consumer and family involvement in the services.

AB100, s. 896 Section 896. 46.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,479,12 46.75 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (5) (dn), the department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under P.L. 98-8, as amended.

AB100, s. 897 Section 897. 46.77 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,479,18 46.77 Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (5) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient agencies, as defined in the emergency food assistance act, P.L. 98-8, section 201A, as amended, for the storage, transportation and distribution of commodities provided under the hunger prevention act of 1988, P.L. 100-435, as amended.

AB100, s. 898 Section 898. 46.95 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,479,25 46.95 (2) (a) The secretary shall make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), and (hh) and (km) to organizations for the provision of any of the services specified in sub. (1) (d). Grants may be made to organizations which have provided those domestic abuse services in the past or to organizations which propose to provide those services in the future. No grant may be made to fund services for child or unborn child abuse or abuse of elderly persons.

AB100, s. 899 Section 899. 46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,480,3 46.95 (2) (f) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), and (hh) and (km), the department shall do all of the following:

AB100, s. 900 Section 900. 46.95 (2) (f) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,480,9 46.95 (2) (f) 7. Award a grant of $25,000 grants in each fiscal year to each of 30 organizations to enhance support services. Funding may be used for such purposes as case management; children's programming; assisting victims of domestic abuse to find employment; and training in and activities promoting self-sufficiency.

AB100, s. 901 Section 901. 46.95 (2) (f) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,480,15 46.95 (2) (f) 8. Award $200,000 in grants in each fiscal year to organizations for domestic abuse services for individuals who are members of underserved populations, including racial minority group members and individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities. A grant to an organization may not exceed $60,000.

AB100, s. 902 Section 902. 46.95 (2) (f) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,480,20 46.95 (2) (f) 9. Award a grant of $25,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and a grant of $50,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence for toward the cost of a staff person to provide assistance in obtaining legal services to domestic abuse victims.

AB100, s. 903 Section 903. 46.95 (2) (f) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,480,25 46.95 (2) (f) 10. Award a grant of $563,500 in each fiscal year to the Refugee Family Strengthening Project for providing domestic abuse services to the refugee population. Funding may be used to hire bilingual staff persons, especially those who speak Hmong.

AB100, s. 904 Section 904. 46.95 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 905 Section 905. 46.972 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,481,3 46.972 (title) Services Primary health for homeless individuals.

AB100, s. 906 Section 906. 46.972 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 907 Section 907. 46.972 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 46.972.

AB100, s. 908 Section 908. 46.972 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 560.9811 and amended to read:

AB100,481,9 560.9811 Mental health services. (1) In this subsection section, "chronic mental illness" has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (3g).

AB100,481,17 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (ce) 20.143 (2) (fr), the department may not allocate award more than $45,000 in each fiscal year to applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing certain mental health services to homeless individuals with chronic mental illness. Entities that receive funds allocated awarded by the department under this subsection shall provide the mental health services required under 42 USC 290cc-24. The amount that the department allocates awards to an applying entity may not exceed 50% of the amount of matching funds required under 42 USC 290cc-23.

AB100, s. 909 Section 909. 46.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,482,3 46.977 (2) (a) Annually, prior to April 30, an organization may apply to From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cg), the department for a grant may under this section, based on the criteria under par. (c), award grants to applying organizations for the purpose of recruiting, training, monitoring and assisting guardians for persons determined to be incompetent under ch. 880. By June 30, the department shall determine which organizations will receive a grant during the following fiscal year based on the criteria under par. (c). No grant may be awarded paid unless the applicant awardee provides matching funds equal to 10% of the amount of the award. The department shall make grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (cg).

AB100, s. 910 Section 910. 46.977 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,482,6 46.977 (2) (b) (intro.) Organizations awarded grants under this section par. (a) shall do all of the following:

AB100, s. 911 Section 911. 46.977 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 912 Section 912. 46.977 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,482,10 46.977 (2) (b) 2. Provide training for recruited guardians and technical assistance on their duties guardianship issues.

AB100, s. 913 Section 913. 46.977 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 914 Section 914. 46.977 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,482,14 46.977 (2) (b) 4. Provide technical assistance to recruited guardians in performing their duties.

AB100, s. 915 Section 915. 46.977 (2) (c) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 46.977 (2) (c) and amended to read:

AB100,482,20 46.977 (2) (c) In reviewing applications for grants, the department shall consider all of the following: The the extent to which the proposed program will effectively recruit, train, monitor and assist guardians for persons determined to be incompetent under ch. 880.

AB100, s. 916 Section 916. 46.977 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.