AB296: Bill Text

AB296,35,8 46.56 (14) (b) 1. Consultation in the areas of developing and maintaining individual integrated service plans, initiatives and finding appropriate resources, and establishing and maintaining local programs.

AB296,35,12 3. Assessment resources for cases where no local evaluation resource is available or sufficient to enable development of an effective integrated service plan coordinated services plan of care. These resources may be provided directly through state-operated programs or by referral to private service providers.

Note: Sections 63 and 64 modify current requirements for the department of health services to provide support services to counties and tribes that elect to participate in the coordinated services team initiative.

AB296, s. 65 Section 65 . 46.56 (14) (c) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB296,35,17 46.56 (14) (c) (intro.) The department shall evaluate the programs initiatives funded under this section. All organizations participating in the program initiatives shall cooperate with the evaluation. The evaluation shall include information about all of the following:

AB296,36,2 1. The number of days that children with severe disabilities served in the programs enrolled in the initiative spent in out-of-home placement compared to other children with severe disabilities in the target group who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and are not enrolled in the initiative and the costs associated with these placements.

AB296, s. 66 Section 66 . 46.56 (14) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB296, s. 67 Section 67 . 46.56 (14) (c) 3. to 5. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB296,36,7 46.56 (14) (c) 3. A comparison between any changes in problem behaviors of participants enrollees before and after participation enrollment in the program initiative.

AB296,36,9 4. A comparison between school attendance and performance of participants enrollees before and after participation enrollment in the program initiative.

AB296,36,11 5. A comparison between recidivism rates of participants enrollees who have a history of delinquency.

AB296, s. 68 Section 68 . 46.56 (14) (c) 6. and 7. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB296,36,13 46.56 (14) (c) 6. Parent and child satisfaction with the program initiative.

AB296,36,16 7. Types of services provided to children with severe disabilities and their families in the program through the integrated service plan initiative and the cost of these services.

Note: Sections 65 , 66, 67 , and 68 modify provisions requiring the department of health services to evaluate initiatives receiving state funding.

AB296, s. 69 Section 69. 46.56 (14) (c) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

Note: Repeals the provision requiring the department of health services to evaluate the fulfillment of the terms of the interagency agreements developed by the coordinating committee.

AB296, s. 70 Section 70. 46.56 (14) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB296,36,19 46.56 (14) (c) 9. A systems change and sustainability plan under sub. (3) (d) 13.

AB296, s. 71 Section 71. 46.56 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,37,6 46.56 (14) (d) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (c) (intro.) eligibility requirements for enrollment in the initiative, if the state is funding the program initiative in a particular county or for a tribe under sub. (15), the department may permit the county or tribe to serve under this section any individual who has a severe disabilities disability and who has not attained 22 years of age, and his or her family, if the individual's mental, physical, sensory, behavioral, emotional , or developmental disabilities disability or whose combination of multiple disabilities meets the requirements specified in sub. (1) (c) (om) 1. to 4.

Note: Modifies the provision under which the state may permit a county or tribe receiving state funding to serve an individual who has a severe disability and who has not attained 22 years of age.

AB296, s. 72 Section 72. 46.56 (15) (a) and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB296,37,13 46.56 (15) (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (co), the department shall make available funds to implement programs. The funds may be used to pay for the intake, assessment, case planning and service coordination provided under sub. (8) and for expanding the capacity of the county to provide community-based care and treatment for children with severe disabilities initiatives under this section.

AB296,37,15 (b) (intro.) In order to apply for funds under this section subsection the county board of supervisors or tribe shall do all of the following:

Note: Modifies the provision permitting the department of health services to provide funds to implement coordinated services initiatives.

AB296, s. 73 Section 73. 46.56 (15) (b) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB296,37,20 46.56 (15) (b) 1r. Demonstrate that the coordinating services team approach to providing services to children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and families will be followed, and principles and core values, as outlined by the advisory committee established by the department, will be adhered to.

Note: Creates an additional requirement for county boards of supervisors or tribes who apply for funds to implement a coordinated services initiative.

AB296, s. 74 Section 74. 46.56 (15) (b) 2. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB296,38,3 46.56 (15) (b) 2. Establish children with severe emotional disturbances to be the priority target group to be served by the program initiative as severely emotionally disturbed children.

AB296,38,5 3. Submit a plan to the department for implementation of the integrated service program initiative in accordance with the requirements of this section.

AB296,38,12 4. Submit a description of the existing services and other resources in the county or tribe for children with severe disabilities who are involved in 2 or more systems of care, an assessment of any gaps in services, and a plan for using the funds received under this program subsection or funds from other funding sources to develop or expand any needed community-based services such as in-home treatment, treatment foster care, day treatment, respite care or crisis services the initiative.

Note: Modifies the current requirements for county boards of supervisors or tribes that apply for funds to implement a coordinated services initiative.

AB296, s. 75 Section 75. 46.56 (15) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB296,38,14 46.56 (15) (b) 5. Agree to comply with this section.

Note: Creates an additional requirement for county boards of supervisors or tribes that apply for funds to implement a coordinated services initiative.

AB296, s. 76 Section 76. 46.56 (15) (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB296,38,22 46.56 (15) (c) In order for a county or tribe to obtain funds under this section, subsection, all of the participating agencies and organizations shall provide matching funds that, in total, equal to 20% of the requested funding shall be provided by the participating county departments and school districts. All of the participating county departments and school districts shall participate in providing the. The match, which may be cash or in-kind. The department shall determine what may be used as in-kind match.

AB296,39,6 (d) In order to apply for funding, at least one school district, cooperative educational service agency or county children with disabilities education board serving children with severe disabilities in the county must participate in the program a county or tribe shall have a coordinating committee that meets the requirements under sub. (3) (a) and (b), that will carry out the responsibilities under sub. (3) (d).

Note: Modifies provisions relating to required matching funds and the requirement that a county or tribe must have a coordinating committee in order to apply for funding to implement a coordinated services initiative.

AB296, s. 77 Section 77. 46.56 (15) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: Repeals the provision under which the coordinating committee and the administering agency must develop and submit to the department of health services, during the first year of funding, a set of goals for diverting children with severe disabilities from placements outside the home and a plan for allocating funding from institutional services to community-based services for children with severe disabilities. Further, this provision provides that the coordinating committee and the administering agency must ensure that any funds saved, during the course of the program, as a result of the reduced use of institutional care by the target population will be allocated to community-based services for the target population.

AB296, s. 78 Section 78. 46.56 (15) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,39,12 46.56 (15) (f) Funds allocated under this subsection may not be used to replace any other state and federal funds or any county funds that are being used to fund services for children with severe disabilities who are involved in 2 or more systems of care.

Note: Modifies the provision relating to replacing other funds with coordinated services initiative funds.

AB296, s. 79 Section 79 . 48.02 (9s) of the statutes is renumbered 48.02 (2f) and amended to read:

AB296,39,16 48.02 (2f) "Integrated service Coordinated services plan of care" has the meaning given in s. 46.56 (1) (g) (cm).

AB296, s. 80 Section 80 . 48.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,40,7 48.33 (1) (c) A description of the specific services or continuum of services which the agency is recommending that the court order for the child or family or for the expectant mother of the unborn child, the persons or agencies that would be primarily responsible for providing those services, the identity of the person or agency that would provide case management or coordination of services, if any, and, in the case of a child adjudged to be in need of protection or services, whether or not the child should receive an integrated service a coordinated services plan of care.

AB296, s. 81 Section 81 . 48.345 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,40,16 48.345 (6m) If the report prepared under s. 48.33 (1) recommends that the child is in need of an integrated service a coordinated services plan of care and if an integrated service program an initiative under s. 46.56 has been established in the county or, for a child who is a member of a tribe, as defined in s. 46.56 (1) (q), by a tribe, the judge may order that an integrated service an assessment of the child and the child's family for eligibility for and appropriateness of the initiative, and if eligible for enrollment in the initiative, that a coordinated services plan of care be developed and implemented.

Note: Sections 79 , 80, and 81 modify provisions of the ch. 48, stats., the children's code, to make them consistent with the changes in the bill relating to coordinated services initiatives. In addition, Section 81 permits a judge to order that a child be assessed for eligibility for coordinated services instead of permitting a judge to order coordinated services without an assessment.

AB296, s. 82 Section 82. 49.45 (25) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,40,21 49.45 (25) (bm) 2. A Individuals who are designated by the coordinating committee have, or a service coordination agency has, determined under s. 46.56 (8) (d) that the person is a child, as defined in s. 46.56 (1) (bm), with emotional and behavioral disabilities that meet the requirements under s. 46.56 (1) (c) 1. to 4.

Note: Modifies current law relating to case management services for severely emotionally disturbed children under the medical assistance program to make it consistent with changes in the bill relating to coordinated services initiatives.

AB296, s. 83 Section 83 . 51.42 (3) (ar) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,41,6 51.42 (3) (ar) 14. If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in and may administer an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative, including entering into any written interagency agreements or contracts.

AB296, s. 84 Section 84 . 51.437 (4m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,41,12 51.437 (4m) (m) If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative, including entering into any written interagency agreements or contracts.

AB296, s. 85 Section 85 . 51.437 (4r) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,41,17 51.437 (4r) (a) 3. May administer an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7), if the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities the initiative.

Note: Sections 83 , 84, and 85 modify the duties and powers of county departments of community programs and developmental disability services to make them consistent with the changes in the draft relating to coordinated services initiatives.

AB296, s. 86 Section 86. 59.53 (7) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB296,41,20 59.53 (7) Initiative to provide coordinated services. The board may establish an initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 46.56.

Note: Permits a county board of supervisors to establish a coordinated services initiative.

AB296, s. 87 Section 87. 115.817 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,42,7 115.817 (5) (c) If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7), the county children with disabilities education board shall participate in an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative, and may enter into written interagency agreements or contracts under the program initiative.

Note: Modifies the duties of the county children with disabilities education board to make them consistent with the changes in the bill relating to coordinated services initiatives.

AB296, s. 88 Section 88. 116.03 (13m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,42,13 116.03 (13m) If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative and may enter into written interagency agreements or contracts under the program initiative.

Note: Modifies the duties of the board of control of a cooperative educational service agency to make them consistent with the changes in the bill relating to coordinated services initiatives.

AB296, s. 89 Section 89. 120.12 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,42,20 120.12 (19) (title) Integrated service program Initiative to provide coordinated services. If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities initiative to provide coordinated services under s. 59.53 (7), participate in an integrated service program for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7) the initiative and may enter into written interagency agreements or contracts under the program initiative.

Note: Modifies the duties of school boards to make them consistent with the changes in the bill relating to coordinated services initiatives.

AB296, s. 90 Section 90 . 938.02 (9s) of the statutes is renumbered 938.02 (2f) and amended to read:

AB296,43,4 938.02 (2f) "Integrated service Coordinated services plan of care" has the meaning given in s. 46.56 (1) (g) (cm).

AB296, s. 91 Section 91 . 938.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,43,11 938.33 (1) (c) A description of the specific services or continuum of services that the agency is recommending the court to order for the juvenile or family, the persons or agencies that would be primarily responsible for providing those services, and the identity of the person or agency that would provide case management or coordination of services, if any, and whether or not the juvenile should receive an integrated service a coordinated services plan of care.

AB296, s. 92 Section 92 . 938.34 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB296,43,20 938.34 (6m) Integrated service Coordinated services plan of care. If the report prepared under s. 938.33 (1) recommends that the juvenile is in need of an integrated service a coordinated services plan of care and if an integrated service program initiative under s. 46.56 has been established in the county or, if applicable, by a tribe, order that an integrated service an assessment of the juvenile and the juvenile's family for eligibility for and appropriateness of the initiative, and if eligible for enrollment in the initiative, that a coordinated services plan of care be developed and implemented.

Note: Sections 90 , 91, and 92 modify provisions of the ch. 938, Stats., the juvenile justice code, to make them consistent with the changes in the bill relating to coordinated services initiatives. In addition, Section 92 permits a judge to order that a juvenile be assessed for eligibility for coordinated services instead of permitting a judge to order coordinated services without an assessment.

AB296, s. 93 Section 93. Fiscal changes.

AB296,44,10 (1) Initiatives for coordinated services. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (co) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is decreased by $1,466,000 for the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section 20.435 (7) (co) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is decreased by $1,466,000 for the 2nd fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

Note: Increases the appropriation for state grants to implement coordinated services initiatives by $1,466,000 in fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11.

AB296, s. 94 Section 94. Effective date. This act takes effect on the day after publication or the 2nd day after publication of the 2009-11 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

Note: Provides that the provisions of the bill take effect on the day after publication or the 2nd day after publication of the 2009-11 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

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