46.95(2)(c)
(c) No grant may be made to an organization which provides or will provide shelter facilities unless the department of commerce determines that the physical plant of the facility will not be dangerous to the health or safety of the residents when the facility is in operation. No grant may be given to an organization which provides or will provide shelter facilities or private home shelter care unless the organization ensures that the following services will be provided either by that organization or by another organization, person or agency:
46.95(2)(c)5.
5. Arrangements for education of school-age children.
46.95(2)(d)1.1. No organization may receive more than 70% of its operating budget from grants under this section.
46.95(2)(d)2.
2. Not more than 33 1/3% of the 30% of an organization's operating budget not funded by grants under this section may consist of the value of in-kind contributions. The department shall establish guidelines regarding which contributions qualify as in-kind contributions.
46.95(2)(e)
(e) In funding new domestic abuse services, the department shall give preference to services in areas of the state where these services are not otherwise available.
46.95(2)(f)1.
1. Award $545,000 in grants in fiscal year 1997-98 and $995,000 in grants in each fiscal year thereafter to organizations for domestic abuse services that are targeted to children. In awarding the grants, the department shall use a competitive request-for-proposals process and, to the extent possible, shall ensure that the grants are equally distributed on a statewide basis.
46.95(2)(f)5.
5. Expend $20,700 each fiscal year to contract with a nonstate agency to do all of the following:
46.95(2)(f)5.a.
a. Act as liaison among local, state, federal and private housing agencies.
46.95(2)(f)5.c.
c. Coordinate and disseminate information on job training programs.
46.95(2)(f)5.d.
d. Circulate information on successful transitional living programs.
46.95(2)(f)6.
6. Expend $69,700 each fiscal year to provide ongoing training and technical assistance to do all of the following:
46.95(2)(f)6.a.
a. Educate organizations and advocates for victims of domestic abuse about the judicial system.
46.95(2)(f)7.
7. Award a grant of $25,000 in each fiscal year to each of 30 organizations to enhance support services. Funding may be used for such purposes as case management; children's programming; assisting victims of domestic abuse to find employment; and training in and activities promoting self-sufficiency.
46.95(2)(f)8.
8. Award $200,000 in grants in each fiscal year to organizations for domestic abuse services for individuals who are members of underserved populations, including racial minority group members and individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities. A grant to an organization may not exceed $60,000.
46.95(2)(f)9.
9. Award a grant of $25,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and a grant of $50,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the cost of a staff person to provide assistance in obtaining legal services to domestic abuse victims.
46.95(2)(g)
(g) Grants made and moneys expended under this subsection from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (3) (km) may be used only for the benefit of individuals whose family incomes do not exceed 250% of the poverty line, as defined in
s. 49.001 (5).
46.95(2m)
(2m) Reporting requirements. Any organization that receives a grant under this section shall report all of the following information to the department by February 15 annually:
46.95(2m)(a)
(a) The total expenditures that the organization made on domestic abuse services in the period for which the grant was provided.
46.95(2m)(b)
(b) The expenditures specified in
par. (a) by general category of domestic abuse services provided.
46.95(2m)(c)
(c) The number of persons served in the period for which the grant was provided by general type of domestic abuse service.
46.95(2m)(d)
(d) The number of persons who were in need of domestic abuse services in the period for which the grant was provided but who did not receive the domestic abuse services that they needed.
46.95(3)
(3) Council on domestic abuse. The council on domestic abuse shall:
46.95(3)(a)
(a) Review applications for grants under this section and advise the secretary as to whether the applications should be approved or denied. The council shall consider the criteria under
sub. (2) (b) when reviewing the applications.
46.95(3)(b)
(b) Advise the secretary and the legislature on matters of domestic abuse policy.
46.95(3)(c)
(c) Develop with the judicial conference and provide without cost simplified forms for filing petitions for domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions under
s. 813.12.
46.95 History
History: 1979 c. 111;
1979 c. 355 s.
241;
1981 c. 20 ss.
792c,
792m,
2202 (20) (s);
1983 a. 27 ss.
997m,
998,
2202 (20);
1983 a. 204;
1985 a. 29;
1987 a. 332,
399;
1989 a. 31;
1991 a. 39,
96;
1993 a. 16,
227,
246,
319,
491;
1995 a. 27 ss.
2337 to
2345,
9116 (5);
1997 a. 27,
292;
1999 a. 9,
162.
46.96
46.96
Independent living center grants. 46.96(1)(ah)
(ah) "Independent living center" means a community-based, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that vests power and authority in individuals with disabilities, that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and that provides an array of independent living services, including independent living core services, on a cross-disability basis.
46.96(1)(am)
(am) "Independent living core services" means information and referral services, independent living skills training, peer counseling and individual and systems advocacy.
46.96(1)(b)
(b) "Severely disabled individual" means any individual with a severe physical or mental impairment whose ability to function independently in his or her family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain or advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery of independent living services will improve either his or her ability to function independently in his or her family or community or his or her ability to engage in employment.
46.96(2)
(2) The department shall make grants from the appropriations under
s. 20.435 (7) (c) or
(kc) to independent living centers for nonresidential services to severely disabled individuals.
46.96(3m)(a)(a) By July 1, 1994, an independent living center that receives funds under
sub. (2) shall comply with all of the following requirements:
46.96(3m)(a)1.
1. The independent living center shall have a board of directors that is the principal governing body of the independent living center.
46.96(3m)(a)2.
2. Severely disabled individuals shall be substantially involved in policy direction and management of the independent living center and shall be employed by the independent living center.
46.96(3m)(a)3.
3. The independent living center shall offer severely disabled individuals a combination of independent living services that includes, as appropriate, those services that assist severely disabled individuals to increase personal self-determination and to minimize unnecessary dependence upon others.
46.96(3m)(am)1.
1. Any independent living center that first receives funding under this section after June 21, 1996, shall comply with requirements that are specified under
29 USC 796f-4.
46.96(3m)(am)2.
2. Any independent living center that is receiving funding under this section on June 21, 1996, shall comply with requirements under
29 USC 796f-4 by July 1, 1998.
46.96(3m)(b)
(b) The department shall periodically review independent living centers and identify instances of noncompliance with the requirements of
par. (a), if any. If the department identifies an instance of noncompliance, the department shall direct the noncomplying independent living center to comply within a reasonable period of time, which may not be less than 60 days after the date of the directive.
46.972
46.972
Services for homeless individuals. 46.972(2)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (5) (ce), the department shall allocate up to $125,000 in each fiscal year as grants to applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing primary health services and any other services that may be funded by the program under
42 USC 256 to homeless individuals. Entities that receive funds allocated by the department under this paragraph shall provide the primary health services as required under
42 USC 256 (f). The department may allocate to an applying entity up to 100% of the amount of matching funds required under
42 USC 256 (e).
46.972(3)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (ce), the department may not allocate more than $45,000 in each fiscal year to applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing certain mental health services to homeless individuals with chronic mental illness. Entities that receive funds allocated by the department under this subsection shall provide the mental health services required under
42 USC 290cc-24. The amount that the department allocates to an applying entity may not exceed 50% of the amount of matching funds required under
42 USC 290cc-23.
46.972 History
History: 1989. a. 31;
1991 a. 39,
189;
1993 a. 16;
1997 a. 27;
2001 a. 16.
46.973
46.973
Drug dependence program. 46.973(1)(b)
(b) "Drug abuse" means the use of a drug in such a manner as to endanger the public health, safety or welfare.
46.973(1)(c)
(c) "Drug dependence" means a condition arising from the periodic or continuous use of a drug which may result in psychic or physical dependence which would affect or potentially affect the public health, safety or welfare.
46.973(2)
(2) A drug dependence and drug abuse program is established in the department. The secretary may develop and carry out programs concerned with education about and prevention of drug dependence and drug abuse, and programs concerned with treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependent persons and persons who abuse drugs. The secretary shall appoint a drug dependence program coordinator to handle liaison with other departments and agencies, including the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse. These programs may include, but are not limited to:
46.973(2)(a)
(a) Education regarding use of drugs and the prevention of drug dependence and drug abuse.
46.973(2)(b)
(b) Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients who are drug dependent persons or persons who abuse drugs.
46.973(2)(c)
(c) Development of standards and provision of consultation for local drug dependence and drug abuse programs.
46.973(2)(d)
(d) Evaluation of programs conducted pursuant to the authority of this subsection as to their effectiveness and relationship to the public health, safety and welfare and the development of improved techniques for the prevention and treatment of drug dependence and drug abuse.
46.973(2)(e)
(e) Promotion and establishment of cooperative relationship with public and private agencies which have a responsibility for the prevention and treatment of drug dependence and drug abuse.
46.973(2m)
(2m) Within the availability of funding, the department shall establish a program that includes, but is not limited to all of the following:
46.973(2m)(a)
(a) Collection and analysis of data on drug abuse treatment from all approved public and private treatment facilities as defined in
s. 51.45 (2) (b) and
(c) which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
46.973(2m)(a)1.
1. The total number of persons who received treatment for drug abuse statewide.
46.973(2m)(a)2.
2. The type and amount of treatment that persons receive from alcohol and other drug abuse provider facilities.
46.973(2m)(a)3.
3. The primary drug of abuse, the primary means of administration of drugs and the diagnosis of clients.
46.973(2m)(a)4.
4. The number of persons on waiting lists for alcohol and other drug abuse provider facilities.
46.973(2m)(a)6.
6. The sources and amounts of federal, state, local, insurance and private financing of alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs.
46.973(2m)(b)
(b) Collection of data which indicates the extent of illicit drug use, the prevalence of drug abuse and which illicit drugs are available and being abused. Data shall be collected from law enforcement agencies, courts, criminal justice agencies, emergency medical treatment providers, other medical care facilities and agencies designated by the department.
46.973(2m)(c)
(c) A report summarizing the data collected under
pars. (a) and
(b) which shall be written annually and submitted to the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse by June 30 of every year and which shall include all of the following:
46.973(2m)(c)1.
1. The nature and extent of this state's drug abuse problems.
46.973(2m)(c)2.
2. The use and abuse of each controlled substance or controlled substance analog specified in
ch. 961.
46.973(2m)(c)3.
3. The changes in the use and abuse of drugs noted by the facilities specified in
par. (a) (intro.) including those changes resulting from initiatives of the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse or other state agencies.
46.973(3)
(3) The department may accept, receive, administer and expend any money, material or other gifts or grants of any description for purposes related to those set forth in this section. Moneys and grants received under this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall be credited to the department under
s. 20.435 (2) (i) and expended by the department or the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse for the purposes specified.
