46.57(4)(b)
(b) The number of persons with epilepsy and other persons and organizations who received services within the area served by the agency.
46.65
46.65
Treatment alternative program. 46.65(1)
(1) The department shall implement a treatment alternative program. The department shall make grants to provide alcohol or other drug abuse services, as a treatment alternative in lieu of imprisonment, for eligible persons in need of those services. The department shall make grants so that the treatment alternative program serves a variety of geographic locations.
46.65(2)
(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the treatment alternative program. The rules shall include all of the following:
46.65(2)(a)
(a) Organizational and administrative requirements for independent program units.
46.65(2)(b)
(b) Procedures for communicating and reaching agreements with representatives of the criminal justice system and treatment providers.
46.65(2)(c)
(c) Eligibility criteria for participants who obtain services under the program.
46.65(2)(d)
(d) Procedures for early identification of eligible participants.
46.65(2)(e)
(e) Assessment, referral, treatment and monitoring procedures.
46.65(2)(f)
(f) Policies and procedures for staff training.
46.65(2)(g)
(g) A data collection system to be used for program management and evaluation.
46.65(2)(h)
(h) A requirement that 75% of any recipient's grant must be used to provide treatment services to clients in the program.
46.65 History
History: 1987 a. 339;
1989 a. 122.
46.70
46.70
Delivery of services to American Indians. 46.70(1)
(1) To facilitate the delivery of accessible, available and culturally appropriate social services and mental hygiene services to American Indians by county departments under
s. 46.215,
46.22,
51.42 or
51.437, the department may fund federally recognized tribal governing bodies.
46.70(2)
(2) From the appropriations under
s. 20.435 (7) (dL) and
(o), the department may make available to any of the 11 federally recognized tribal governing bodies in this state funds for the purposes stated in
sub. (1). Beginning July 1, 1991, and ending September 30, 1991, the department may award to each tribal governing body up to $6,800. Beginning October 1, 1991, and ending September 30, 1992, the department may award to each tribal governing body up to $27,200. Beginning October 1, 1992, and ending June 30, 1993, the department may award to each tribal governing body up to $20,400. Receipt of funds is contingent upon department approval of an application submitted by a tribal governing body. The department may partially approve any application and provide only part of the funds requested. Each application shall contain a plan for expenditure of funds, consistent with the purposes stated in
sub. (1).
46.70(3)
(3) Reimbursement to each tribal governing body is limited to the lesser of total costs or the contract amount, not to exceed the amount specified in
sub. (2). Reimbursement to each tribal governing body is also limited to expenditures contained in the plan approved under
sub. (2). The department may make advance payments of up to one-twelfth of an annual contract. As a condition of reimbursement, each tribal governing body shall maintain an accounting system and shall submit expenditure reports as the department prescribes in the contract.
46.71
46.71
American Indian drug abuse prevention, treatment and education. 46.71(1)(1) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (dm), the department shall, for the development of new drug abuse prevention, treatment and education programs that are culturally specific with respect to American Indians or to supplement like existing programs, allocate a total of not more than $500,000 in each fiscal year to all the elected governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands that submit to the department plans, approved by the department, that do all of the following:
46.71(1)(a)
(a) Demonstrate the need for the proposed funding.
46.71(1)(b)
(b) Outline the manner in which the funds will be used.
46.71(2)
(2) The amount of funds allocated by the department under
sub. (1) may not exceed the amounts appropriated under
s. 20.435 (7) (dm).
46.715
46.715
Neighborhood drug use and violence prevention. 46.715(1)(1) Within the limits of the availability of federal funds, the department shall, from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (mb), award not more than $1,200,000 in each fiscal year to fund programs to limit violence and abuse of controlled substances and controlled substance analogs in neighborhoods, including funding for the creation of Wisconsin against drug environments centers and for the use of neighborhood organizers, culturally representative alcohol and other drug abuse trainers, community speakers and persons to monitor certain court actions, as grants to any of the following applying entities:
46.715(1)(b)
(b) A community-based organization, in the city of Milwaukee, that represents city-wide interests, has a membership that represents diverse neighborhood interests and organizations and has a board of directors that is elected by the membership.
46.715(2)
(2) The department shall distribute funds awarded under this section on the basis of the numbers of drug-related arrests in the area of the applying entity in proportion to the numbers of statewide drug-related arrests, except that the department may consider the need for a minimum level of funding for each grant.
46.717
46.717
Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment; hearing impaired. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (md), the department shall distribute $50,000 in fiscal year 1993-94 to fund one-time start-up costs for a pilot alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program for hearing-impaired individuals.
46.75
46.75
Food distribution grants. 46.75(1)
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
46.75(1)(a)
(a) "Agency" means a public agency or private nonprofit organization.
46.75(1)(b)
(b) "Food distribution program" means a program that provides food directly to needy individuals or a program that collects and distributes food to persons who provide the food directly to needy individuals.
46.75(2)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (dn), the department shall award grants to agencies to operate food distribution programs that qualify for participation in the emergency food assistance program under
P.L. 98-8, as amended.
46.75(2)(b)
(b) The department may not award more than $20,000 to any agency for the program under this section.
46.75(3)
(3) Criteria for awarding grants. In evaluating applications for grants, the department shall give priority to food distribution programs that do the following:
46.75(3)(a)
(a) Serve areas that are not served or are underserved by food distribution services.
46.75(3)(b)
(b) Operate a program that routinely provides prepared meals to homeless persons.
46.75(3)(c)
(c) Provide information to individuals with low incomes concerning other services available to those individuals.
46.75(3)(e)
(e) Use simple methods to determine eligibility.
46.75(3)(f)
(f) Appear likely to continue operation after using the grant under this section.
46.76
46.76
Board on hunger. The board on hunger shall do all of the following:
46.76(1)
(1) Annually review existing public and private activities within the state relating to hunger prevention.
46.76(2)
(2) Advise the department, the department of education and any other relevant state agency on the use of state and federal resources and on the provision and administration of programs for hunger prevention.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (2) 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
(2) Advise the department, the department of public instruction and any other relevant state agency on the use of state and federal resources and on the provision and administration of programs for hunger prevention.
46.76(3)
(3) Award community-based hunger prevention program grants under
s. 46.765.
46.76(4)
(4) Develop an annual plan that documents areas of hunger and populations experiencing hunger within this state and that recommends strategies and state and federal policy changes to address hunger in these areas and populations.
46.76(5)
(5) Submit, by December 31 annually, the plan developed under
sub. (4) to the governor, the secretary, the secretary of education and the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3).
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (5) 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
(5) Submit, by December 31 annually, the plan developed under sub. (4) to the governor, the secretary, the superintendent of public instruction and the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).
46.76 History
History: 1993 a. 168;
1995 a. 27 s.
9145 (1).
46.765
46.765
Community-based hunger prevention program grants. 46.765(1)(a)
(a) "Agency" means a community-based public or private, nonprofit organization.
46.765(1)(b)
(b) "Food distribution service" means a program that provides food or serves meals directly to individuals with low incomes or to elderly individuals, or that collects and distributes food to persons who provide food or serve meals directly to these individuals.
46.765(2)
(2) Purpose; amount. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (dr), the department shall provide start-up grants, awarded by the board on hunger, to one or more agencies, but not to exceed $20,000 per grant per year, for any of the following purposes:
46.765(2)(a)
(a) To establish a community-based food distribution service network to coordinate the activities of food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks and congregate meal facilities.
46.765(2)(b)
(b) To assess local problems relating to hunger and malnutrition and evaluate existing community services to determine necessary strategies, policies, programs and other responses to meet community needs.
46.765(2)(c)
(c) To establish a community-based hunger prevention council to undertake the activities under
par. (b), which may include individuals from one or more of the following groups: low-income individuals; local government officials; members of the clergy; university or public school nutritionists and dietitians; school administrators; public health and health care professionals; community action agency representatives; food service and restaurant industry representatives; and community service organization representatives.
46.765(2)(d)
(d) To participate in federally funded food and nutrition programs.
46.765(2)(e)
(e) To integrate public and private community resources to alleviate hunger and malnutrition.
46.765(2)(f)
(f) To establish programs to enhance volunteer citizen participation in local hunger prevention activities.
46.765(2)(g)
(g) To provide outreach information and referrals to public and private food distribution, nutrition education and hunger prevention services and programs.
46.765(2)(h)
(h) To develop nontraditional or innovative hunger prevention resources and programs, such as community gardens, agricultural gleaning, food cooperatives and buying clubs, farmer's markets and community-owned and operated retail food establishments.
46.765(2)(i)
(i) To identify and target community services and programs to groups and individuals at risk of hunger.
46.765(2)(j)
(j) To provide for adequate transportation and the efficient distribution of food from all available resources.
46.765(2)(k)
(k) To coordinate community food distribution services with other community education, recreation, social and cultural programs to afford greater access to groups and individuals in need of food.
46.765(2)(L)
(L) To improve public transportation to human services agencies, food distribution service facilities and other food resources in the community.
46.765(2)(m)
(m) To establish nutrition education programs for individuals with low incomes and special nutritional needs to enhance food purchasing and preparation skills and to increase awareness of the relationship between proper diet and good health.
46.765(3)
(3) Grant awards; criteria. The department shall provide start-up grants under this section pursuant to awards made by the board on hunger. In evaluating applications for grants, the board shall give priority to proposals for any of the purposes enumerated in
sub. (2) that do all of the following:
46.765(3)(a)
(a) Utilize financial or in-kind contributions from the local community.
46.765(3)(b)
(b) Involve the planning and participation of more than one agency.
46.765(3)(c)
(c) Appear likely to continue in operation after using the grant under this section.
46.765(4)
(4) Expiration; final report. Grants may not be awarded under this section after June 30, 1999. The department shall, by June 30, 2000, submit a final report to the governor, and the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), on grants made under this section and the community-based hunger prevention activities conducted using those grants.
46.765 History
History: 1993 a. 168;
1995 a. 27,
225.
46.77
46.77
Food distribution administration. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (dn), the department shall allocate funds to eligible recipient agencies, as defined in the emergency food assistance act,
P.L. 98-8, section 201A, as amended, for the storage, transportation and distribution of commodities provided under the hunger prevention act of 1988,
P.L. 100-435, as amended.
46.80(1)(1) The department's primary responsibility to elderly persons is to assure that all elderly and disabled persons have available and accessible a continuum of care or a wide range of community and supportive services so that they may remain in their homes and neighborhoods for as long as it is possible. The department shall be the mechanism by which governmental and nongovernmental agencies may coordinate their policies, plans and activities with regard to the aging. To this end it shall:
46.80(1)(a)
(a) Conduct a continuous review of the scope and degree of coordination of all state programs and activities on the aging and make recommendations to the appropriate agencies regarding the expansion, coordination, consolidation and reorganization of particular activities as a means of developing a more effective and efficient total program for the aging.
46.80(1)(b)
(b) Examine the need for future activities, programs, services and facilities for the aging on the state, local and voluntary levels.
