SB40, s. 780
19Section
780. 40.81 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.81
(3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
21by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV
or
, V
, or VI of ch. 111.
SB40, s. 781
22Section
781. 40.95 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,494,2423
40.95
(1) (a) 2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a
24collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
or VI of ch. 111.
SB40, s. 782
25Section
782. 44.02 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40,495,3
144.02
(28) Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.245 (1) (b)
2as a grant to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum to fund the
3operations of that society and museum.
SB40, s. 783
4Section
783. 45.03 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,495,115
45.03
(20) Transfer of funds to the veterans trust fund. If the balance in
6the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) is in excess of the amount needed
7for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50 and the
8payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (9) during fiscal year
2006-07 2007-08 or
92008-09, the department may transfer the excess moneys to the veterans trust fund.
10The
total amount transferred under this subsection may not exceed
$16,000,000 11$7,000,000.
SB40, s. 784
12Section
784. 45.20 (2) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,495,1613
45.20
(2) (d) 2. b. A statement that the veteran is not delinquent in child
14support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses
15or birth expenses, signed by the department of
workforce development children and
16families or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.
SB40, s. 785
17Section
785. 45.33 (2) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,495,2118
45.33
(2) (b) 1. b. A statement that the person is not delinquent in child support
19or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses, or birth
20expenses, signed by the department of
workforce development children and families 21or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.
SB40, s. 786
22Section
786. 45.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.42
(6) (b) Provides to the department a statement that the applicant is not
24delinquent in child support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support,
25medical expenses, or birth expenses, signed by the department of
workforce
1development children and families or its designee within 7 working days before the
2date of the application.
SB40, s. 787
3Section
787. 45.51 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.51
(10) (b)
Except where a sale occurs under s. 16.848, the The department
5may manage, sell, lease, or transfer property passing to the state pursuant to this
6section or conveyed to it by members, defend and prosecute all actions concerning it,
7pay all just claims against it, and do all other things necessary for the protection,
8preservation, and management of the property. All expenditures necessary for the
9execution of functions under this paragraph or sub. (14) shall be made from the
10appropriation in s. 20.485 (1) (h).
SB40, s. 788
11Section
788. 45.51 (13) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,496,1612
45.51
(13) Additional eligibility requirements for skilled nursing facilities. 13(intro.) Any person admitted to a skilled nursing facility at a veterans home shall
14meet the eligibility requirements under ss. 49.45 and 49.46
, and, if applicable, s.
1549.471 and rules promulgated under those sections during residence at the skilled
16nursing facility except if any of the following apply:
SB40, s. 789
17Section
789. 45.51 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,496,2218
45.51
(13) (a) Persons with sufficient income and resources to meet the
19expenses of care for one or more months may be admitted to the skilled nursing
20facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent required under ss.
2149.45 and 49.46
, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated under those
22sections.
SB40, s. 790
23Section
790. 45.51 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.51
(13) (b) Persons who meet all the requirements of this section but whose
25degree of physical disability does not meet the minimum requirements under ss.
149.45 and 49.46 and rules promulgated under those sections may be admitted to the
2skilled nursing facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent
3required by ss. 49.45 and 49.46
, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated
4under those sections.
SB40, s. 791
5Section
791. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,497,96
45.61
(2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
7released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under
honorable conditions
other
8than dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry
9or reentry into active service and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SB40, s. 792
10Section
792. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,497,1411
45.61
(2) (b) A person who was discharged or released from active duty in the
12U.S. armed forces under
honorable conditions
other than dishonorable and who was
13a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent child
14and surviving spouse.
SB40, s. 793
15Section
793. 46.001 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,497,25
1646.001 Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve
17human resources in Wisconsin;
to provide a just and humane program of services to
18children and unborn children in need of protection or services, nonmarital children
19and the expectant mothers of those unborn children; to prevent dependency, mental
20illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity
, and other forms of social
21maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide effective aid and services
22to all persons in need
thereof of that aid and those services and to assist those persons
23to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date; to avoid
24duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies;
25and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.
SB40, s. 794
1Section
794. 46.011 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,498,2
246.011 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46,
48, 50, 51, 54, 55
, and 58:
SB40, s. 795
3Section
795. 46.011 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40,498,64
46.011
(1g) "Disabled children's long-term support program" means the
5programs described under
2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section
9123 (16rs), and
2003
6Wisconsin Act 33, section
9124 (8c).
SB40, s. 796
7Section
796. 46.014 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.265 (6) and amended
8to read:
SB40,498,139
49.265
(6) Reports. At least annually, the secretary shall submit a report to
10the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate
11standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), concerning activities of community action
12agencies under
s. 46.30 this section and their effectiveness in promoting social and
13economic opportunities for poor persons.
SB40, s. 797
14Section
797. 46.016 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,498,18
1546.016 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
16cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
17assistance, social security,
child welfare and youth services, mental hygiene, services
18for the blind
, and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare.
SB40, s. 798
19Section
798. 46.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,498,24
2046.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution
which that is subject to
21chs. 46,
48 49 to 51, 55
, and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of
22conflict between chs. 46,
48 49 to 51, 55
, and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150.
23The department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any
24such
controversy a conflict.
SB40, s. 799
25Section
799. 46.023 of the statutes is renumbered 48.562.
SB40, s. 800
1Section
800. 46.03 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.03
(4) (b) In order to discharge more effectively its responsibilities under
3this chapter
and ch. 48 and other relevant provisions of the statutes, be authorized
4to study causes and methods of prevention and treatment of mental illness, mental
5deficiency, mental infirmity, and related social problems, including establishment of
6demonstration projects to apply and evaluate such methods in actual cases. The
7department is directed and authorized to utilize all powers provided by the statutes,
8including the authority under sub. (2a), to accept grants of money or property from
9federal, state
, or private sources, and to enlist the cooperation of other appropriate
10agencies and state departments. The department may enter into agreements with
11local government subdivisions, departments
, and agencies for the joint conduct of
12these projects, and it may purchase services when
deemed considered appropriate.
SB40, s. 801
13Section
801. 46.03 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.03
(7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of
15developmentally disabled children
, children and unborn children in need of
16protection or services and nonmarital children; and to this end cooperate with courts
17assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, licensed child welfare
18agencies
, and public and private institutions and take the initiative in all matters
19involving the interests of those children
and unborn children when adequate
20provision for those interests has not already been made, including the establishment
21and enforcement of standards for services provided under ss. 48.345 and 48.347.
SB40, s. 802
22Section
802. 46.03 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,500,923
46.03
(7) (bm) Maintain a file containing records of artificial inseminations
24under s. 891.40
, declarations of paternal interest under s. 48.025, and statements
25acknowledging paternity under s. 69.15 (3) (b). The department may release those
1records
, declarations, and statements only upon an order of the court except that the
2department may use nonidentifying information concerning artificial inseminations
3for the purpose of compiling statistics
, declarations of paternal interest shall be
4released as provided in s. 48.025 (3) (b) and (c), and statements acknowledging
5paternity shall be released without a court order to the department of
workforce
6development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53
7(5) upon the request of that department or county child support agency pursuant to
8the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other person with a direct and
9tangible interest in the statement.
SB40, s. 803
10Section
803. 46.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 804
11Section
804. 46.03 (7) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (cm).
SB40, s. 805
12Section
805. 46.03 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (d).
SB40, s. 806
13Section
806. 46.03 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 807
14Section
807. 46.03 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (f).
SB40, s. 808
15Section
808. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (h).
SB40, s. 809
16Section
809. 46.03 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7g) and amended
17to read:
SB40,501,818
48.47
(7g) Statewide automated child welfare information system. Establish
19a statewide automated child welfare information system. Notwithstanding ss.
2046.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78 (2) (a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30,
2151.45 (14) (a),
55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c),
938.396
22(1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78 (2) (a), the department may enter the
23content of any record kept or information received by the department into the
24statewide automated child welfare information system, and a county department
25under s. 46.215, 46.22
, or 46.23, the department, or any other organization that has
1entered into an information sharing and access agreement with the department or
2any of those county departments and that has been approved for access to the
3statewide automated child welfare information system by the department may have
4access to information that is maintained in that system, if necessary to enable the
5county department, department, or organization to perform its duties under this
6chapter, ch.
48, 46, 51, 55, or 938, or
42 USC 670 to
679b to or to coordinate the
7delivery of services under this chapter, ch.
48,
46, 51, 55, or 938, or
42 USC 670 to
8679b.
SB40, s. 810
9Section
810. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 48.62 (7) and amended
10to read:
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48.62
(7) Foster care. In each federal fiscal year,
the department shall ensure
12that there are no more than 2,200 children in foster care and treatment foster care
13placements for more than 24 months, consistent with the best interests of each child.
14Services provided in connection with this requirement shall comply with the
15requirements under P.L.
96-272.
SB40, s. 811
16Section
811. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,502,517
46.03
(18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department of
18health and family services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services
19provided or purchased by the department of health and family services, or a county
20department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or 51.437, except for services provided
21under subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to adoption; services provided to courts;
22outreach, information and referral services; or where, as determined by the
23department of health and family services, a fee is administratively unfeasible or
24would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
25department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or 51.437 shall apply the fees which it
1collects under this program to cover the cost of such services.
The department of
2health and family services shall report to the joint committee on finance no later than
3March 1 of each year on the number of children placed for adoption by the
4department of health and family services during the previous year and the costs to
5the state for services relating to such adoptions.
SB40, s. 812
6Section
812
. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
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46.03
(18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department
of
9health and family services shall establish a uniform system of fees for services
10provided or purchased by the department
of health and family services, or a county
11department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42
, or 51.437, except for services provided
12under
ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49;
services relating to adoption; services provided
13to courts; outreach, information and referral services; or
where when, as determined
14by the department
of health and family services, a fee is administratively unfeasible
15or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
16department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42
, or 51.437 shall apply the fees
which that 17it collects under this program to cover the cost of
such those services.
SB40, s. 813
18Section
813. 46.03 (18) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,502,2319
46.03
(18) (am)
Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging
20and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as
21authorized under s. 48.837 (7). Paragraph (a) also does not prevent a county
22department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 from charging and collecting the cost of an
23examination ordered under s. 938.295 (2) (a) as authorized under s. 938.295 (2) (c).
SB40, s. 814
24Section
814. 46.03 (18) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40,503,3
146.03
(18) (ar) A county may retain fees that it collects under this subsection
2for services the county provides without state funding under the disabled children's
3long-term support program.
SB40, s. 815
4Section
815. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.03
(20) (a) Except for payments provided under
ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49,
6the department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to
7such persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules
8of the department on behalf of the counties. Except for payments provided under
ch.
948 or subch. III of ch. 49, the department may charge the counties for the cost of
10operating public assistance systems which make such payments.
SB40, s. 816
11Section
816. 46.03 (22) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,503,1212
46.03
(22) (title)
Community living arrangements for adults.
SB40, s. 817
13Section
817. 46.03 (22) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.03
(22) (a)
"Community In this subsection, "community living arrangement
15for adults" means
any of the following facilities licensed or operated, or permitted
16under the authority of the department: residential care centers for children and
17youth, as defined in s. 48.02 (15d), operated by child welfare agencies licensed under
18s. 48.60, group homes for children, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), and community-based
19residential facilities a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01
20(1g)
; but does not include adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1), day care
21centers, nursing homes, general hospitals, special hospitals, prisons, and jails.
SB40, s. 818
22Section
818. 46.03 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,503,2523
46.03
(22) (b) Community living arrangements
for adults shall be subject to the
24same building and housing ordinances, codes
, and regulations of the municipality or
25county as similar residences located in the area in which the facility is located.
SB40, s. 819
1Section
819. 46.03 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,504,82
46.03
(22) (c) The department shall designate a subunit to keep records and
3supply information on community living arrangements
for adults under ss. 59.69
4(15) (f), 60.63 (7)
, and 62.23 (7) (i) 6. The subunit shall be responsible for receiving
5all complaints regarding community living arrangements
for adults and for
6coordinating all necessary investigatory and disciplinary actions under the laws of
7this state and under the rules of the department relating to the licensing of
8community living arrangements
for adults.
SB40, s. 820
9Section
820. 46.03 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,504,1610
46.03
(22) (d) A community living arrangement
for adults with a capacity for
118 or fewer persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which
12limits use of property to single-family or 2-family residences. A community living
13arrangement
for adults with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons shall be a permissible
14use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to more than
152-family residences. Covenants in deeds which expressly prohibit use of property
16for community living arrangements
for adults are void as against public policy.
SB40, s. 821
17Section
821. 46.03 (22) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,504,2518
46.03
(22) (e) If a community living arrangement
for adults is required to
19obtain special zoning permission, as defined in s. 59.69 (15) (g), the department shall,
20at the request of the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning
21permission, inspect the proposed facility and review the program proposed for the
22facility. After such inspection and review, the department shall transmit to the unit
23of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission a statement
24that the proposed facility and its proposed program have been examined and are
25either approved or disapproved by the department.
SB40, s. 822
1Section
822. 46.03 (29) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 823
2Section
823. 46.03 (39) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (39).
SB40, s. 824
3Section
824. 46.031 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.031
(3) (a)
Citizen advisory committee. Except as provided in par. (b), the
5county board of supervisors of each county or the county boards of supervisors of 2
6or more counties jointly shall establish a citizen advisory committee to the county
7departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42
, and 51.437. The citizen advisory
8committee shall advise in the formulation of the budget under sub. (1). Membership
9on the committee shall be determined by the county board of supervisors in a county
10with a single-county committee or by the county boards of supervisors in counties
11with a multicounty committee and shall include representatives of those persons
12receiving services, providers of service and citizens. A majority of the members of the
13committee shall be citizen and service consumers.
At least one member of the
14committee shall be chosen from the governing or administrative board of the
15community action agency serving the county or counties under s. 46.30, if any. The
16committee's membership may not consist of more than 25% county supervisors, nor
17of more than 20% service providers. The chairperson of the committee shall be
18appointed by the county board of supervisors establishing it. In the case of a
19multicounty committee, the chairperson shall be nominated by the committee and
20approved by the county boards of supervisors establishing it. The county board of
21supervisors in a county with a single-county committee or the county boards of
22supervisors in counties with a multicounty committee may designate an agent to
23determine the membership of the committee and to appoint the committee
24chairperson or approve the nominee.
SB40, s. 825
25Section
825. 46.034 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,506,12
146.034
(1) The department, in order to discharge more effectively its
2responsibilities under this chapter and chs.
48, 51, 250
, and 251 and other relevant
3provisions of the statutes, may establish community human services pilot programs
4for the study, implementation
, and evaluation of improved human services delivery
5systems. In the implementation of
such those pilot programs, the requirement of
6statewide uniformity with respect to the organization and governance of human
7services shall not apply. The department and local governmental bodies may
8establish such departments, boards, committees, organizational structures
, and
9procedures as may be needed to implement the pilot programs. The departments,
10boards, committees
, and organizational structures may assume responsibilities
11currently assigned by statute to the departments, boards, committees
, or
12organizational structures that are replaced.
SB40, s. 826
13Section
826. 46.036 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,506,2314
46.036
(1) All care and services purchased by the department or by a county
15department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42
, or 51.437, except as provided under
16subch. III of ch. 49 and s. 301.08 (2), shall be authorized and contracted for under the
17standards established under this section. The department may require the county
18departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For
19purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived
20by the department.
No contract is required for care provided by foster homes or
21treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the
22department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this
23section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
SB40, s. 827
24Section
827. 46.036 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,507,11
146.036
(4) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, maintain a uniform double
2entry accounting system and a management information system which are
3compatible with cost accounting and control systems prescribed by the department.
4The department shall establish a simplified double entry bookkeeping system for use
5by family-operated group homes. Each purchaser shall determine whether a
6family-operated group home from which it purchases services shall use the double
7entry accounting system or the simplified system and shall include this
8determination in the purchase of service contract. In this paragraph,
9"family-operated group home" means a group home licensed under s. 48.66 (1) (a) for
10which the licensee is one or more individuals who operate not more than one group
11home.
SB40, s. 828
12Section
828
. 46.036 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: