LRB-2160/1
EHS:jld:jf
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 2014 - Introduced by Senators Darling,
Lazich, Grothman, L. Taylor
and Harris, cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Strachota,
Sanfelippo, Krug, Ballweg and Johnson. Referred to Committee on Health
and Human Services.
SB551,1,5
1An Act to repeal 15.207 (24) (a) 7., 15.207 (24) (d) and 49.143 (2) (b);
to amend
215.207 (24) (c); and
to create 15.207 (24) (a) 8. and 15.207 (24) (a) 9. of the
3statutes;
relating to: the requirement that a Wisconsin works agency establish
4a children's services network and the membership of the Milwaukee Child
5Welfare Partnership Council.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) may award
a contract to any person to administer Wisconsin Works (W-2) in a geographical area
set by DCF. The contract must require a W-2 agency to, among other things,
establish a children's services network that provides information about community
resources available to dependent children in a W-2 group. Current law also requires
that, in a county with a population of 500,000 or more, a children's services network
provide a forum for people to communicate with and make recommendations to the
providers of children's services in that area with respect to the delivery of those
services in that area. This bill eliminates the requirement that a W-2 agency
establish a children's services network.
Current law establishes a Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council
(council) and requires that two of its members be nominated by a children's services
network established in Milwaukee County and be residents of the W-2 geographical
area that is served by the children's services network. If DCF establishes more than
one W-2 geographical area in Milwaukee County, current law also sets a procedure
for those children's services networks to nominate residents of different geographical
areas to the council in a rotating order of succession. This bill eliminates the
requirement that children's services networks nominate any members of the council
and the related nomination procedures. The bill requires instead that one member
of the council be the Milwaukee County district attorney, and that another member
be the presiding judge of the children's division of the Milwaukee County Circuit
Court.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB551,1
1Section
1. 15.207 (24) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB551,2
2Section
2. 15.207 (24) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
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15.207
(24) (a) 8. The Milwaukee County district attorney or his or her
4designee.
SB551,3
5Section
3. 15.207 (24) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
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15.207
(24) (a) 9. The presiding judge of the children's division of the
7Milwaukee County circuit court.
SB551,4
8Section
4. 15.207 (24) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.207
(24) (c) The members of the council appointed under par. (a) 1.
, and 6.
10and 7. shall be appointed for 3-year terms.
SB551,5
11Section
5. 15.207 (24) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB551,6
12Section
6. 49.143 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
