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:
SB40,501,1511 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:
SB40,502,178 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:
SB40,503,105 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:
SB40,503,2114 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:
SB40,505,244 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:
SB40,507,1913 46.036 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
14required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and
15compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000 $100,000
16or any higher threshold amount determined by the department
. The audit shall
17follow standards that the department prescribes. A purchaser may waive the
18requirements of this paragraph for any family-operated group home, as defined
19under par. (a), from which it purchases services.
SB40, s. 829 20Section 829 . 46.036 (4) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB40,508,322 46.036 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
23required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and
24compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $100,000 or any
25higher threshold amount determined by the department. The audit shall follow

1standards that the department prescribes. A purchaser may waive the requirements
2of this paragraph for any family-operated group home, as defined under par. (a),
3from which it purchases services.
SB40, s. 830 4Section 830. 46.037 of the statutes is renumbered 49.343 and amended to
5read:
SB40,508,11 649.343 Rates for residential child care centers and group homes. (1)
7Subject to sub. (1m), each residential child care center for children and youth, as
8defined in s. 48.02 (15d),
and each group home, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), that is
9licensed under s. 48.625 and incorporated under ch. 180, 181, 185, or 193 shall
10establish a per client rate for its services and shall charge all purchasers the same
11rate.
SB40,508,23 12(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department, a county department under
13s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the
14department and one or more of those county departments, and a residential child
15care center for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1), may
16negotiate a per client rate for the services of that residential child care center for
17children and youth
or group home, if the department, that county department, the
18county departments in that group of county departments, or the department and one
19or more of those county departments, agree to place 75% or more of the residents of
20that residential child care center for children and youth or group home during the
21period for which that rate is effective. A residential child care center for children and
22youth
or group home that negotiates a per client rate under this subsection shall
23charge that rate to all purchasers of its services.
SB40,509,6 24(2) A residential child care center for children and youth or a group home, as
25described in sub. (1) or (1m), shall submit to the department the rate it charges and

1any change in that rate before a charge is made to any purchaser. The department
2shall provide forms and instructions for the submission of rates and changes in rates
3under this subsection and a residential child care center for children and youth or
4a group home that is required to submit a rate or a change in a rate under this
5subsection shall submit that rate or change in a rate using those forms and
6instructions.
SB40,509,9 7(3) The department may require an audit of any residential child care center
8for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1) or (1m), for the purpose
9of collecting federal funds.
SB40, s. 831 10Section 831. 46.043 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,509,1811 46.043 (1) In addition to inpatient and outpatient services provided at mental
12health institutes under ss. 51.05 and 51.07, the department may authorize mental
13health institutes to offer services other than inpatient mental health services when
14the department determines that community services need to be supplemented.
15Services that may be offered under this section include mental health outpatient
16treatment and services, day programming, consultation and services in residential
17facilities, including group homes, child caring institutions residential care centers
18for children and youth
and community-based residential facilities.
SB40, s. 832 19Section 832. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,510,420 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) $1,379,300 in each fiscal year 2005-06 and $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2006-07
23and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of
24corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx)
25$2,271,200 $2,639,800 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $2,390,600 2007-08 and

1$2,707,300
in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09 for services for juveniles placed at the
2Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health and family services
3may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing
4those services.
SB40, s. 833 5Section 833. 46.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,510,146 46.10 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and subject to par. (cm), liability
7of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 46.03 (18) for the care and maintenance of the
8parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or 48.357
9in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, treatment
10foster home, subsidized guardianship home, or residential care center for children
11and youth shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard
12established by the department of workforce development children and families
13under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the manner
14established by the department under s. 46.247 par. (g).
SB40, s. 834 15Section 834. 46.10 (14) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40,510,2216 46.10 (14) (g) For purposes of determining child support under par. (b), the
17department shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard
18established by the department of children and families under s. 49.22 (9) to a child
19support obligation for the care and maintenance of a child who is placed by a court
20order under s. 48.355 or 48.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility. The rules shall
21take into account the needs of any person, including dependent children other than
22the child, whom either parent is legally obligated to support.
SB40, s. 835 23Section 835. 46.10 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,511,1124 46.10 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss.
2551.42 and 51.437 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards

1established by the department under s. 46.036, the responsibilities vested in the
2department under this section for collection of patient fees for services other than
3those provided at state facilities or, those provided to children that are reimbursed
4under a waiver under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275,, 46.278, or 46.2785, or a waiver requested
5under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), or 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section
69124 (8c),
those provided under the disabled children's long-term support program
7if the county departments or providers meet the conditions that the department
8determines are appropriate. The department may delegate to county departments
9under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 the responsibilities vested in the department under this
10section for collection of patient fees for services provided at the state facilities if the
11necessary conditions are met.
SB40, s. 836 12Section 836. 46.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,511,1813 46.16 (1) Generally. The department shall investigate and supervise all the
14charitable and curative institutions, including county infirmaries, of every county
15and municipality, except tuberculosis sanatoriums; all shelter care facilities for
16children and
, and all hospitals, asylums, and institutions, organized for the purpose
17set forth in s. 58.01, and familiarize itself with all the circumstances affecting their
18management and usefulness.
SB40, s. 837 19Section 837. 46.16 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 838 20Section 838. 46.16 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 839 21Section 839. 46.16 (2s) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 840 22Section 840. 46.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,512,523 46.16 (3) County homes, poor relief. It The department shall visit the county
24homes and ascertain the number of each sex and the number of mentally ill, mentally
25deficient, deaf, or blind persons, and children supported in each, at what cost and

1under what circumstances affecting their health, comfort, morals, and education;
2collect statistics of the cost of support, and other important facts, of the poor relieved
3at public expense outside of county homes; and collect information as to the adequacy
4and efficiency of existing laws for the support and relief of the poor, and the causes
5of pauperism in the state.
SB40, s. 841 6Section 841. 46.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,512,157 46.16 (7) Enforcement by attorney general and district attorneys. Upon
8request of the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper
9county shall aid in any investigation, inspection, hearing, or trial had under the
10provisions of this chapter, or those sections of ch. 48 relating to powers of the
11department, and shall institute and prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings
12for the enforcement of such those provisions and for the punishment of violations of
13the same those provisions. The attorney general or district attorney so requested
14shall report or confer with the department regarding the request, within 30 days
15after the receipt of such the request.
SB40, s. 842 16Section 842. 46.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,512,2017 46.17 (1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for
18the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of county homes, county
19infirmaries, county hospitals, and mental health facilities and shelter care facilities,
20with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to serve.
SB40, s. 843 21Section 843. 46.206 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,513,422 46.206 (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of social
23services, except as provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for
24juvenile delinquency-related services. The department shall submit to the federal
25authorities state plans for the administration of social services, except as provided

1under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for juvenile delinquency-related
2services, in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities
3require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their
4correctness.
SB40, s. 844 5Section 844. 46.206 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,513,176 46.206 (1) (bm) All records of the department relating to aid provided under
7s. 49.46, 49.465, 49.468, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.77 are open to inspection at reasonable
8hours by members of the legislature who require the information contained in the
9records in pursuit of a specific state legislative purpose. All records of any county
10relating to aid provided under s. 49.46, 49.465, 49.468, 49.47, 49.471, or 49.77 are
11open to inspection at reasonable hours by members of the board of supervisors of the
12county or the governing body of a city, village or town located in the county who
13require the information contained in the records in pursuit of a specific county or
14municipal legislative purpose. The right to records access provided by this
15paragraph does not apply if access is prohibited by federal law or regulation or if this
16state is required to prohibit such access as a condition precedent to participation in
17a federal program in which this state participates.
SB40, s. 845 18Section 845. 46.206 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,513,2219 46.206 (2) The county administration of all laws relating to social services,
20except with respect to the programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and to
21juvenile delinquency-related programs, shall be vested in the officers and agencies
22designated in the statutes.
SB40, s. 846 23Section 846. 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,514,1524 46.21 (2m) (c) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78
25(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07

1(3) (c), a subunit of a county department of human services or tribal agency acting
2under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without
3the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county
4department of human services or tribal agency, with a resource center, a care
5management organization, or a family long-term care district, with an
6elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency to which referral
7for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a) 1g., or with a person
8providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county
9department of human services or tribal agency or with a resource center, a care
10management organization, or a family long-term care district, if necessary to enable
11an employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county
12department of human services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services
13to the client. An agency that releases information under this paragraph shall
14document that a request for information was received and what information was
15provided.
SB40, s. 847 16Section 847. 46.21 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,514,1817 46.21 (5) (b) Sections 46.10, 49.08, 49.345, 49.90, and 301.12 govern the
18support and maintenance of persons in any of the institutions specified in sub. (2) (a).
SB40, s. 848 19Section 848. 46.215 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,514,2520 46.215 (1) (d) To make investigations that relate to services under subchs. II,
21IV, and V of ch. 49 upon request by the department of health and family services, to
22make investigations that relate to juvenile delinquency-related services at the
23request of the department of corrections, and to make investigations that relate to
24programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 upon request by the department of
25workforce development children and families.
SB40, s. 849
1Section 849. 46.215 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,515,52 46.215 (1) (j) To make payments in such manner as the department of
3workforce development children and families may determine for training of
4recipients, former recipients, and potential recipients of aid in programs established
5under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., and s. 49.26 (1).
SB40, s. 850 6Section 850. 46.215 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,515,237 46.215 (1m) Exchange of information; long-term care. Notwithstanding ss.
846.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82,
9252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a subunit of a county department of social
10services or tribal agency acting under this section may exchange confidential
11information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other
12subunit of the same county department of social services or tribal agency, with a
13resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
14district, with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk agency, or any agency
15to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5) (a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a)
161g., or with a person providing services to the client under a purchase of services
17contract with the county department of social services or tribal agency or with a
18resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
19district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her
20duties, or to enable the county department of social services or tribal agency to
21coordinate the delivery of services to the client. An agency that releases information
22under this subsection shall document that a request for information was received
23and what information was provided.
SB40, s. 851 24Section 851. 46.215 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,516,7
146.215 (1p) Exchange of information; statewide automated child welfare
2information system.
Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.396 (1) and (2) (a), 48.78
3(2) (a), 48.981 (7), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82,
4252.11 (7), 252.15, 253.07 (3) (c), 938.396 (1) and (2) (a) 938.396 (1) and (2), and 938.78
5(2) (a), a county department under this section may enter the content of any record
6kept or information received by that county department into the statewide
7automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB40, s. 852 8Section 852. 46.215 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,516,189 46.215 (2) (a) 2. In order to ensure the availability of a full range of care and
10services, the county department of social services may contract, either directly or
11through the department of workforce development children and families, with public
12or voluntary agencies or others to purchase, in full or in part, care and services under
13ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 which the county department of social services is
14authorized to furnish. This care and these services may be purchased from the
15department of workforce development children and families if the department of
16workforce development children and families has staff to furnish the services. If the
17county department of social services has adequate staff, it may sell the care and
18services directly to another county or state agency.
SB40, s. 853 19Section 853. 46.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,517,220 46.215 (2) (b) A county department of social services may purchase
21development and training services from the department of health and family
22services, from the department of workforce development children and families, from
23the department of corrections or from other county agencies when the services are
24available. A county department of social services may sell the development and staff

1training services to another county or state agency if the county department has
2adequate staff to provide the services.
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