AB700,25,1716
8. Plans for responding to possible crisis situations that may occur with the
17child and his or her family.
AB700, s. 51
18Section
51. 46.56 (8) (i) to (k) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,25,2119
46.56
(8) (i) If additional evaluations are needed, the
service coordination
20agency coordinated services team shall arrange for them or assist the child's family
21in obtaining them.
AB700,26,222
(j) The proposed
integrated service plan coordinated services plan of care shall
23be submitted to any service providers who would be included in the
integrated
24service plan and the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 if
1participation in the program has been court ordered under s. 48.345 (6m) or 938.34
2(6m) plan of care.
AB700,26,103
(k) Upon written approval of the
integrated service plan coordinated services
4plan of care by the proposed service providers
and
, the child's family,
unless the
5child's involvement in the program is through court order under s. 48.355 or 938.355,
6in which case approval of the court may be substituted for that of the family, and the
7coordinated services team, the
integrated service plan plan of care shall be
8implemented by the service coordination agency and the
service providers 9individuals and organizations designated to provide services
and other resources 10under the
integrated service plan plan of care.
AB700, s. 52
11Section
52. 46.56 (8) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700, s. 53
12Section
53. 46.56 (8) (m) to (o) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,26,1913
46.56
(8) (m) Each
organization or service provider designated to provide
14services
and other resources under the
integrated service coordinated services plan
15of care shall identify a specific
staff person individual who shall serve as the ongoing
16member of a treatment team contact person to ensure continuity and communication
17while services are being provided to the child
with severe disabilities and his or her
18family under the
integrated service plan
. The service coordinator shall coordinate
19the operations of the treatment team of care.
AB700,26,2320
(n) The service coordinator shall advocate for the child
with severe disabilities 21and
the child's his or her family and ensure that they are provided the opportunity
22to participate in assessment, planning
, and ongoing review of services to the fullest
23extent possible.
AB700,27,224
(o) Services
and other resources under this section shall be provided in the
25community
, preferably in the child's home or home community, in the least restrictive
1and least intrusive setting and manner
which
that meets the best interests of the
2child
with severe disabilities.
AB700, s. 54
3Section
54. 46.56 (8) (p) and (q) of the statutes are repealed.
AB700, s. 55
4Section
55. 46.56 (8) (r) and (s) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,27,185
46.56
(8) (r)
The On a regular basis, and at least every 3 months, the service
6coordinator shall
, when necessary and at least every 6 months, assemble the
7treatment coordinated services team, the family of the child
with severe disabilities,
8the child
with severe disabilities, where if appropriate, and any counsel, guardian
9ad litem
, or other person advocating for the interests of the child
with severe
10disabilities or
the child's his or her family to review the
integrated service, plan
of
11care and progress toward the goals of the
integrated service plan
of care, establish
12new goals, request the inclusion of new participating organizations
or individuals,
13or otherwise modify the
integrated service coordinated services plan
of care to better
14meet the needs of the child
with severe disabilities and
the child's his or her family.
15Decisions to amend the
integrated service coordinated services plan
of care must be
16approved by the service coordinator, the
treatment
coordinated services team, the
17family and,
where if the
integrated service plan
of care is being provided under a
18court order,
by the court.
AB700,28,519
(s)
Services under the integrated service plan may be terminated The
20coordinated services team process may be ended by the agreement of all participants
21on the coordinated services team that the goals of treatment and support have been
22met
and that an integrated service plan is no longer needed, by order of the court if
23services are being provided under court order, or are being met; by withdrawal of the
24family of the child
with severe disabilities unless participation is court ordered, or; 25by the service coordination agency upon a recommendation from the service
1coordinator and the
treatment, that further services are not in the child's best
2interests, or that coordinated services team; by the family's refusal to participate in
3the process; if the child
with severe disabilities and
child's his or her family no longer
4meet the eligibility criteria for the
program coordinated services team; or by court
5order, if services are being provided under court order.
AB700, s. 56
6Section
56. 46.56 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,28,127
46.56
(9) Immediate care. Individual county departments,
tribal agencies,
8other agencies
, and other service providers
may shall provide immediate services
9and other resources as necessary and appropriate to children
with severe disabilities 10and their families who have been referred for
participation an evaluation of
11eligibility for and appropriateness of enrollment in the
program initiative while
12assessment and planning take place.
AB700, s. 57
13Section
57. 46.56 (10) to (13) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,28,2214
46.56
(10) Relation to family other support program programs. In any county
15or for a tribe that has a family support program under s. 46.985
, or other support
16programs, including comprehensive community services or office of justice
17assistance programs, the
integrated service program initiative shall coordinate its
18activities with the
family support
program. The administering agency for the family
19support program may act as a service coordination agency for the integrated service
20program and the family support program advisory committee may act as the
21coordinating committee if the requirements of this section are met and the
22department gives its approval programs.
AB700,29,3
23(11) Informal conflict
Conflict management. The department,
24administering agency, service coordination agencies
, and service coordinators shall
25establish and use informal means for conflict management, including consultation,
1mediation
, and independent assessment, whenever possible.
A formal conflict
2management policy shall be established in writing by the coordinating committee for
3use by families, providers, and other individuals involved in the initiative.
AB700,29,11
4(12) Administrative appeals. Decisions by the service coordination agency
5regarding eligibility,
enrollment, denial, termination, reduction
, or appropriateness
6of services
and decisions by the individuals designated by the coordinating
7committee regarding eligibility, enrollment, or denial may be appealed to the
8coordinating committee by a child
with severe disabilities who is a service applicant
9or recipient or
by the parent or guardian or guardian ad litem of the applicant or
10recipient. Decisions of the coordinating committee may be appealed to the
11department under ch. 227.
AB700,29,16
12(13) Review of actions by individual agencies. Nothing in this section shall
13limit, modify
, or expand the rights, remedies
, or procedures established in federal
14statutes or regulations or state
law
statutes or rules for individuals or families
15receiving services provided by individual organizations that are participating in the
16integrated service coordinated services plan
of care.
AB700, s. 58
17Section
58. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,30,1118
46.56
(14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive
service 19system of coordinated care for children
with severe disabilities and their families, the
20department shall establish a
statewide state advisory committee with
21representatives of county departments
and tribal governing bodies, the department
22of public instruction, educational agencies,
the department of corrections, the
23juvenile correctional system, professionals experienced in the provision of services
24to children
with severe disabilities, and their families
with children with severe
25disabilities, advocates for
such families and their children, the subunit of the
1department of workforce development that administers
economic support programs
2and vocational rehabilitation,
a representative of the local workforce development
3board established under 29 USC 2832, a representative of the philanthropy
4community, the technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to
5exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938,
the subunit of the department that
6administers child welfare, child welfare officials, and other appropriate persons as
7selected by the department. The department may use an existing committee for this
8purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups and is willing to perform the
9required functions. This committee shall monitor the development of
programs 10initiatives throughout the state and support communication and mutual assistance
11among operating
programs initiatives as well as those that are being developed.
AB700, s. 59
12Section
59
. 46.56 (14) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
13(this act), is amended to read:
AB700,31,714
46.56
(14) (a) In order to support the development of a comprehensive service
15system of coordinated care for children and their families, the department shall
16establish a state advisory committee with representatives of county departments
17and tribal governing bodies, the department of public instruction, educational
18agencies, the department of corrections, the juvenile correctional system,
19professionals experienced in the provision of services to children and their families,
20advocates for families and their children, the subunit of the department of workforce
21development that administers economic support programs and vocational
22rehabilitation, a representative of the local workforce development board
23established under
29 USC 2832, a representative of the philanthropy community, the
24technical college system, health care providers, courts assigned to exercise
25jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, the
subunit of the department
that administers
1child welfare of children and families, child welfare officials, and other appropriate
2persons as selected by the department. The department may use an existing
3committee for this purpose if it has representatives from the listed groups and is
4willing to perform the required functions. This committee shall monitor the
5development of
coordinated services team initiatives throughout the state and
6support communication and mutual assistance among operating initiatives as well
7as those that are being developed.
AB700, s. 60
8Section
60. 46.56 (14) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,31,119
46.56
(14) (b) (intro.) The department shall provide, either directly or through
10purchase of services, the following support services to the counties
and tribes that
11elect to participate in the
program coordinated services team initiative:
AB700, s. 61
12Section
61. 46.56 (14) (b) 1. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,31,1513
46.56
(14) (b) 1. Consultation in the areas of developing
and maintaining 14individual
integrated service plans initiatives,
and finding appropriate resources
,
15and establishing and maintaining local programs.
AB700,31,1916
3. Assessment resources for cases where no local evaluation resource is
17available or sufficient to enable development of an effective
integrated service plan 18coordinated services plan of care. These
resources may be provided directly through
19state-operated programs or by referral to private service providers.
AB700, s. 62
20Section
62. 46.56 (14) (c) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,31,2421
46.56
(14) (c) (intro.) The department shall evaluate the
programs initiatives 22funded under this section. All organizations participating in the
program initiatives 23shall cooperate with the evaluation. The evaluation shall include information about
24all of the following:
AB700,32,4
11. The number of days that children
with severe disabilities served in the
2programs enrolled in the initiative spent in out-of-home placement compared to
3other children
with severe disabilities in the target group who are not enrolled in the 4initiative and the costs associated with these placements.
AB700, s. 63
5Section
63. 46.56 (14) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB700,32,66
46.56
(14) (c) 2. A systems change and sustainability plan under sub. (3) (d) 10.
AB700, s. 64
7Section
64. 46.56 (14) (c) 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,32,108
46.56
(14) (c) 3. A comparison between any changes in problem behaviors of
9participants enrollees before and after
participation enrollment in the
program 10initiative.
AB700,32,1211
4. A comparison between school attendance and performance of
participants 12enrollees before and after
participation enrollment in the
program initiative.
AB700, s. 65
13Section
65. 46.56 (14) (c) 6. and 7. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,32,1414
46.56
(14) (c) 6. Parent and child satisfaction with the
program initiative.
AB700,32,1715
7. Types of services provided to children
with severe disabilities and their
16families
in the program through the
integrated service plan initiative and the cost
17of these services.
AB700, s. 66
18Section
66. 46.56 (14) (c) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
AB700, s. 67
19Section
67. 46.56 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,33,220
46.56
(14) (d) Notwithstanding
sub. (1) (c) (intro.) the limitations under this
21section to services to children and their families, if the state is funding the
program 22initiative in a particular county
or for a tribe under sub. (15), the department may
23permit the county
or tribe to serve
under this section any individual who has
a severe
24disabilities disability and who has not attained 22 years of age
, and his or her family, 25if the individual's mental, physical, sensory, behavioral, emotional
, or developmental
1disabilities disability or whose combination of multiple disabilities meets the
2requirements specified in sub. (1)
(c) (om) 1. to 4.
AB700, s. 68
3Section
68. 46.56 (15) (a) and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,33,94
46.56
(15) (a) From the appropriation
account under s. 20.435 (7) (co), the
5department shall make available funds to implement
programs. The funds may be
6used to pay for the intake, assessment, case planning and service coordination
7provided under sub. (8) and for expanding the capacity of the county to provide
8community-based care and treatment for children with severe disabilities 9initiatives under this section.
AB700,33,1110
(b) (intro.) In order to apply for funds under this
section subsection the county
11board of supervisors
or tribe shall do all of the following:
AB700, s. 69
12Section
69. 46.56 (15) (b) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,33,1613
46.56
(15) (b) 1r. Demonstrate that the coordinating services team approach
14to providing services to children and families will be followed, and principles and core
15values, as outlined by the advisory committee established by the department, will
16be adhered to.
AB700, s. 70
17Section
70. 46.56 (15) (b) 2. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,33,2018
46.56
(15) (b) 2. Establish
children with severe emotional disturbances to be 19the priority target group
to be served by the
program initiative to be severely
20emotionally disturbed children.
AB700,33,2221
3. Submit a plan to the department for implementation of the
integrated
22service program initiative in accordance with the requirements of this section.
AB700,34,323
4. Submit a description of the existing services
and other resources in the
24county
or tribe for children
with severe disabilities, an assessment of any gaps in
25services, and a plan for using the funds under this
program initiative or
funds from
1other
funding sources to develop or expand
any needed community-based services
2such as in-home treatment, treatment foster care, day treatment, respite care or
3crisis services the initiative.
AB700, s. 71
4Section
71. 46.56 (15) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,34,55
46.56
(15) (b) 5. Agree to comply with this section.
AB700, s. 72
6Section
72. 46.56 (15) (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB700,34,137
46.56
(15) (c) In order
for a county or tribe to obtain funds under this section,
8all of the participating agencies and organizations shall provide matching funds
9that, in total, equal
to 20% of the requested funding
shall be provided by the
10participating county departments and school districts. All of the participating 11county departments and school districts shall participate in providing the. The 12match
, which may be cash or in-kind. The department shall determine what may
13be used as in-kind match.
AB700,34,1914
(d) In order to apply for funding,
at least one school district, cooperative
15educational service agency or county children with disabilities education board
16serving children with severe disabilities in the county must participate in the
17program a county or tribe shall have a coordinating committee that meets the
18requirements under sub. (3) (a) and (b), that will carry out the responsibilities under
19sub. (3) (d).
AB700, s. 73
20Section
73. 46.56 (15) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700, s. 74
21Section
74. 46.56 (15) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,34,2422
46.56
(15) (f) Funds allocated under this subsection may not be used to replace
23any other state and federal funds or any county funds that are being used to fund
24services for children
with severe disabilities.
AB700, s. 75
1Section
75. 48.02 (9s) of the statutes is renumbered 48.02 (2f) and amended
2to read:
AB700,35,43
48.02
(2f) "
Integrated service
Coordinated services plan
of care" has the
4meaning given in s. 46.56 (1)
(g) (cm).
AB700, s. 76
5Section
76. 48.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,35,126
48.33
(1) (c) A description of the specific services or continuum of services which
7the agency is recommending that the court order for the child or family or for the
8expectant mother of the unborn child, the persons or agencies that would be
9primarily responsible for providing those services, the identity of the person or
10agency that would provide case management or coordination of services, if any, and,
11in the case of a child adjudged to be in need of protection or services, whether or not
12the child should receive an
integrated service coordinated services plan
of care.
AB700, s. 77
13Section
77. 48.345 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,35,1914
48.345
(6m) If the report prepared under s. 48.33 (1) recommends that the child
15is in need of
an integrated service a coordinated services plan
of care and if
an
16integrated service program an initiative under s. 46.56 has been established in the
17county
or, for a child who is a member of a tribe, as defined in s. 46.56 (1), by a tribe,
18the judge may order that
an integrated service a coordinated services plan
of care be
19developed and implemented.
AB700, s. 78
20Section
78. 49.45 (25) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,35,2421
49.45
(25) (bm) 2.
A Individuals who are designated by the coordinating
22committee have, or a service coordination agency has
, determined under s. 46.56 (8)
23(d) that the person is a child with emotional and behavioral disabilities that meet the
24requirements under s. 46.56 (1)
(c) (om) 1. to 4.
AB700, s. 79
25Section
79. 51.42 (3) (ar) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,36,5
151.42
(3) (ar) 14. If the county board of supervisors establishes an
integrated
2service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated
3services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in and may administer
an integrated service
4program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7)
the initiative,
5including entering into any written interagency agreements or contracts.
AB700, s. 80
6Section
80. 51.437 (4m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,36,117
51.437
(4m) (m) If the county board of supervisors establishes an
integrated
8service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated
9services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in
an integrated service program for children
10with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative, including entering into any
11written interagency agreements or contracts.
AB700, s. 81
12Section
81. 51.437 (4r) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,36,1613
51.437
(4r) (a) 3. May administer an
integrated service program for children
14with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7),
15if the county board of supervisors establishes
an integrated service program for
16children with severe disabilities the initiative.
AB700, s. 82
17Section
82. 59.53 (7) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB700,36,1918
59.53
(7) Initiative to provide coordinated services. The board may establish
19an initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 46.56.
AB700, s. 83
20Section
83. 115.817 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,37,221
115.817
(5) (c) If the county board of supervisors establishes an
integrated
22service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated
23services under s. 59.53 (7), the county children with disabilities education board shall
24participate in
an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities
1under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative, and may enter into written interagency agreements
2or contracts under the
program initiative.
AB700, s. 84
3Section
84. 116.03 (13m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,37,84
116.03
(13m) If the county board of supervisors establishes an
integrated
5service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated
6services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in
an integrated service program for children
7with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative and may enter into written
8interagency agreements or contracts under the
program
initiative.
AB700, s. 85
9Section
85. 120.12 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,37,1510
120.12
(19) (title)
Integrated service program Initiative to provide
11coordinated services. If the county board of supervisors establishes an
integrated
12service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated
13services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in
an integrated service program for children
14with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative and may enter into written
15interagency agreements or contracts under the
program
initiative.
AB700, s. 86
16Section
86. 938.02 (9s) of the statutes is renumbered 938.02 (2f) and amended
17to read:
AB700,37,1918
938.02
(2f) "
Integrated service
Coordinated services plan
of care" has the
19meaning given in s. 46.56 (1)
(g) (cm).
AB700, s. 87
20Section
87. 938.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,38,221
938.33
(1) (c) A description of the specific services or continuum of services that
22the agency is recommending the court to order for the juvenile or family, the persons
23or agencies that would be primarily responsible for providing those services, and the
24identity of the person or agency that would provide case management or coordination
1of services, if any, and whether or not the juvenile should receive
an integrated
2service a coordinated services plan
of care.
AB700, s. 88
3Section
88. 938.34 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,38,94
938.34
(6m) Integrated service Coordinated services plan of care. If the
5report prepared under s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is in need of
an
6integrated service a coordinated services plan
of care and if an
integrated service
7program initiative under s. 46.56 has been established in the county
or, if applicable,
8by a tribe, order that
an integrated service
a coordinated services plan
of care be
9developed and implemented.