46.28(1)(a)
(a) "Authority" means the Wisconsin housing and economic development authority created under
ch. 234.
46.28(1)(am)
(am) "Child with long-term care needs" means any of the following:
46.28(1)(b)
(b) "Chronically disabled" means any person who is alcoholic, developmentally disabled, drug dependent or mentally ill, as defined in
s. 51.01 (1),
(5),
(8) and
(13), or any person who is physically disabled.
46.28(1)(c)
(c) "Elderly" means a person 60 years of age or older.
46.28(1)(cg)
(cg) "Eligible individual" means an individual who is elderly or chronically disabled, a child with long-term care needs, a homeless individual or a victim of domestic abuse.
46.28(1)(d)
(d) "Residential facility" means a living unit for eligible individuals that is developed by a sponsor and that is not physically connected to a nursing home or hospital except by common service units for laundry, kitchen or utility purposes and that may include buildings and grounds for activities related to residence, including congregate meal sites, socialization, physical rehabilitation facilities and child care facilities.
46.28(1)(e)2.
2. A tribal council or housing authority or any nonprofit entity created by a tribal council.
46.28(1)(e)7.
7. Any housing corporation, limited-profit or nonprofit entity.
46.28(1)(e)8.
8. Any other entity meeting criteria established by the authority and organized to provide housing for persons and families of low and moderate income.
46.28(1)(f)
(f) "Victim of domestic abuse" means an individual who has encountered domestic abuse, as defined in
s. 46.95 (1) (a).
46.28(2)
(2) The department may approve any residential facility for financing by the authority if it determines that the residential facility will help meet the housing needs of an eligible individual, based on factors that include:
46.28(2)(a)
(a) The geographic location of the residential facility.
46.28(2)(b)
(b) The population served by the residential facility.
46.28(2)(c)
(c) The services offered by the residential facility.
46.28(3)
(3) The department may authorize the authority to issue revenue bonds under
s. 234.70 to finance any residential facility it approves under
sub. (2).
46.28(4)
(4) The department may charge sponsors for administrative costs and expenses it incurs in exercising its powers and duties under this section and under
s. 234.70.
46.29
46.29
Council on physical disabilities. 46.29(1)
(1) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (6) (d), the department shall allocate up to $10,000 in each fiscal year for operation of the council on physical disabilities. The council on physical disabilities shall do all of the following:
46.29(1)(a)
(a) Develop, approve and continue modification of a state plan, for services to physically disabled persons, that encompasses services from the entities specified under
sub. (3).
46.29(1)(b)
(b) Request reports or other information from the entities specified under
sub. (3) concerning programs, funding, clients or services as they relate to physically disabled persons.
46.29(1)(c)
(c) Advise the secretary of the department and make recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, to the entities specified under
sub. (3) concerning funding, programs, policies and operations of those entities and other matters with respect to physically disabled persons.
46.29(1)(d)
(d) Encourage public understanding of the needs of and issues concerning physically disabled persons.
46.29(1)(e)
(e) Consider all questions and matters concerning physically disabled persons arising within the council or brought to the council for review.
46.29(1)(em)
(em) Approve educational material relating to the parking privileges of physically disabled persons for placement on vehicles as provided in
s. 346.94 (4). The council may delegate to a member of the council or an officer or employe of a state agency the authority granted under this paragraph.
46.29(1)(f)
(f) Submit annually to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report concerning the council's recommendations under
par. (c).
46.29(1)(fm)
(fm) By April 15, 1996, and biennially thereafter, submit a report to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) concerning the time limitations imposed by any ordinances enacted under
s. 346.50 (3m) on spaces reserved for use by a motor vehicle used by a physically disabled person, including any recommended changes to
s. 346.50 (3m) and copies of any reports submitted from cities as required by
s. 346.50 (3m) (b) 5.
46.29(2)
(2) The council on physical disabilities may do all of the following:
46.29(2)(a)
(a) Report to the public concerning needs of physically disabled persons and issues that affect those persons.
46.29(2)(b)
(b) Promote programs related to the prevention of physical disability.
46.29(2)(c)
(c) Form committees for consideration of policies or programs for physically disabled persons.
46.29(3)
(3) All of the following shall maintain liaison with and periodically report to the council on physical disabilities concerning progress in achieving objectives in the state plan developed under
sub. (1) (a):
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(a) The state superintendent of public instruction.
46.29(3)(c)
(c) The secretary of industry, labor and job development.
46.29(3)(g)
(g) The president of the university of Wisconsin system.
46.29(3)(h)
(h) The president of the technical college system board.
46.29(3)(i)
(i) The executive director of the board on aging and long-term care.
46.29(3)(j)
(j) The chairperson of the health policy council.
46.293
46.293
Specialized programs for the blind and visually impaired. The department shall provide rehabilitation teaching services for persons who are blind or visually impaired including elderly persons and young persons and their parents or guardians, regardless of their eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services. These services may include assessments of each client's service needs, development of an individual service plan, instruction in braille, training in orientation and movement in the person's home or neighborhood, counseling and guidance to increase the blind or visually impaired person's independence, instruction in the use of low-vision aids, personal and home management training and instruction in leisure activities. In conjunction with the provision of these services the department shall:
46.293(1)
(1) Work with blind and visually impaired persons, in a setting appropriate to each individual, to form rehabilitation plans for independent living to enable them to increase their self-reliance.
46.293(2)
(2) Assist blind and visually impaired persons in physical orientation and personal adjustment.
46.293 History
History: 1995 a. 27 ss.
2270,
2413; Stats. 1995 s. 46.293.
46.295
46.295
Interpreters for the hearing-impaired. 46.295(1)
(1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired person, city, village, town or county or private agency, provide funds from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (6) (a) and
(hs) to reimburse interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter services.
46.295(2)
(2) The department shall grant priority to requests to pay fees charged by interpreters for the following, in the following order:
46.295(2)(b)
(b) Medical, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, psychiatric and psychological services.
46.295(2)(c)
(c) Legal services and civil court proceedings.
46.295(2)(d)
(d) Matters concerning law enforcement personnel.
46.295(2)(e)
(e) Matters concerning any federal, state, county or municipal agency.
46.295(4)
(4) The department may use as an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons only the following:
46.295(4)(a)
(a) An interpreter for hearing-impaired persons who is certified by the national registry of interpreters for the deaf.
46.295(4)(b)
(b) If an interpreter under
par. (a) is unavailable, an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons whose qualifications have been determined appropriate by the department.
46.295(5)
(5) The department may bill any public or private agency at the rates established by the department for interpreter services for hearing-impaired persons commensurate with the certification or qualification level of the interpreter providing services if the department determines that the agency is required under state or federal law to provide interpreter services to a hearing-impaired person or if the agency agrees to pay for the services.
46.295(6)
(6) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
46.295 History
History: 1995 a. 27 ss.
2271,
2417; Stats. 1995 s. 46.295.
46.297
46.297
Telecommunication aid for the hearing impaired. 46.297(1)(1)
Assistance. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (d), the department shall, subject to the availability of funds, provide assistance to hearing-impaired persons to secure telecommunication devices capable of serving their needs. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the department shall purchase or provide funds for the purchase of telecommunication devices.
46.297(2)
(2) Eligibility. A person is eligible to receive assistance under
sub. (1) if all of the following conditions are met:
46.297(2)(a)
(a) The person is certified as deaf or severely hearing impaired by a physician, an audiologist licensed under
subch. II of ch. 459 or the department.
46.297(2)(b)
(b) The adjusted gross income of the person's family is equal to or less than 200% of the poverty line established under
42 USC 9902 (2).
46.297(3)
(3) Hearing rights. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the department under this section has a right to a contested case hearing under
ch. 227.
46.297(4)
(4) Departmental duties. The department shall:
46.297(4)(a)
(a) Promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this section.
46.297(4)(b)
(b) Establish application procedures and determine eligibility.
46.297 History
History: 1983 a. 427; Stats. 1983 s. 46.90;
1983 a. 538 s.
51; Stats. 1983 s. 46.92;
1987 a. 27;
1987 a. 257 s.
2;
1989 a. 173 s.
3; Stats. 1989 s. 47.20;
1989 a. 316;
1995 a. 27 s.
2421; Stats. 1995 s. 46.297.
46.298
46.298
Vehicle sticker for the hearing impaired. Upon the request of a person who is certified as hearing impaired by the department, by a physician, by a hearing instrument specialist licensed under
subch. I of ch. 459 or by an audiologist licensed under
subch. II of ch. 459, the department shall issue to the person a decal or sticker for display on a motor vehicle owned or frequently operated by the person to apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned or operated by a hearing-impaired person. No charge shall be made for issuance of the decal or sticker. The department shall specify the design of the decal or sticker. The department shall designate the location on the vehicle at which the decal or sticker shall be affixed by its own adhesive.
46.298 History
History: 1987 a. 257;
1989 a. 31;
1989 a. 173 s.
4; Stats. 1989 s. 47.25;
1989 a. 316;
1995 a. 27 s.
2422; Stats. s. 46.298.
46.30
46.30
Community action agencies.
