AB852,12,8 48.983 (6) (b) 1. `Flexible fund for evidence-based home visitation programs.' The applicant demonstrates in the application that the applicant has established, or has plans to establish, if selected, a fund from which payments totaling not less than $250 per calendar year may be made for appropriate expenses of each family that is participating in the evidence-based home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. or that is receiving home visitation services under s. 49.45 (44). The payments shall be authorized by an individual designated by the applicant. If an applicant makes a payment to or on behalf of a family under this subdivision, one-half of the payment shall be from grant moneys received under this section and one-half of the payment shall be from moneys provided by the applicant from sources other than grant moneys received under this section.

AB852,14 Section 14. 48.983 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,12,15 48.983 (6) (c) Case management benefit. The applicant states in the grant application that it has elected, or, if selected, that it will elect, under s. 49.45 (25) (b), to make the case management benefit under s. 49.45 (25) available to the category of beneficiaries under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who are children and who are members of families receiving evidence-based home visitation program services under sub. (4) (b) 1.

AB852,15 Section 15. 48.983 (6g) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB852,13,2 48.983 (6g) (a) Except as permitted or required under s. 48.981 (2), no person may use or disclose any information concerning any individual who is selected for an assessment under sub. (4) (b), including an individual who declines to undergo the assessment, or concerning any individual who is offered services under a an evidence-based home visitation program funded under this section, including an individual who declines to receive those services, unless the use or disclosure is connected with the administration of the evidence-based home visitation program or the administration of the Medical Assistance program under ss. 49.43 to 49.497 or unless the individual has given his or her written informed consent to the use or disclosure.

AB852,13,8 (b) A county, private agency, or Indian tribe that is selected to participate in the program under this section shall provide or shall designate an individual or entity to provide an explanation of the confidentiality requirements under par. (a) to each individual who is offered an assessment under sub. (4) (b) or who is offered services under the evidence-based home visitation program of the county, private agency, or Indian tribe.

AB852,16 Section 16. 48.983 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,13,18 48.983 (6m) Notification of parent prior to making abuse or neglect report. If a person who is providing services under a an evidence-based home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. determines that he or she is required or permitted to make a report under s. 48.981 (2) about a child in a family to which the person is providing those services, the person shall, prior to making the report under s. 48.981 (2), make a reasonable effort to notify the child's parent that a report under s. 48.981 (2) will be made and to encourage the parent to contact a county department to request assistance. The notification requirements under this subsection do not affect the reporting requirements under s. 48.981 (2).

AB852,17 Section 17. 48.983 (6r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,13,24 48.983 (6r) Home Evidence-based home visitation program informational materials. Any informational materials about a an evidence-based home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. that are distributed to a person who is offered or who is receiving home visitation program services under that program shall state the sources of funding for the program.

AB852,18 Section 18. 48.983 (7) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB852,14,7 48.983 (7) (title) Home Evidence-based home visitation program evaluation. (a) (intro.) The department shall conduct or shall select an evaluator to conduct an evaluation of the evidence-based home visitation program. The evaluation shall measure all of the following criteria in families that have participated in the home visitation that program and that are selected for evaluation:

AB852,19 Section 19. 48.983 (7) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,14,13 48.983 (7) (ag) The department shall evaluate the availability of evidence-based home visitation programs in the state and determine whether there are gaps in evidence-based home visitation services in the state. The department shall cooperate with counties, private agencies, and Indian tribes providing evidence-based home visitation programs to address any gaps in services identified.

AB852,20 Section 20. 48.983 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,14,19 48.983 (7) (ar) Each county, private agency, and Indian tribe providing a an evidence-based home visitation program shall collect and report data to the department, as required by the department. The department shall require each county, private agency, and Indian tribe providing a an evidence-based home visitation program to collect data using forms prescribed by the department.

AB852,21 Section 21. 48.983 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,14,23 48.983 (7) (b) In the evaluation, the department shall determine the number of families who remained in the evidence-based home visitation program for the time recommended in the family's case plan.

AB852,22 Section 22. 48.983 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,15,9 48.983 (7) (c) Each county, private agency, and Indian tribe providing a an evidence-based home visitation program shall develop a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of its program for approval by the department. The plan shall demonstrate how the county, private agency, or Indian tribe will use the evaluation of its program to improve the quality and outcomes of the program and to ensure continued compliance with the home visitation program criteria under sub. (6) (a). The plan shall demonstrate how the outcomes will be tracked and measured. Under the plan, the extent to which all of the following outcomes are achieved shall be tracked and measured:

AB852,15,12 1. Parents receiving evidence-based home visitation services acquiring knowledge of early learning and child development and interacting with their children in ways that enhance the children's development and early learning.

AB852,15,13 2. Children receiving evidence-based home visitation services being healthy.

AB852,15,15 3. Children receiving evidence-based home visitation services living in a safe environment.

AB852,15,17 4. Families receiving evidence-based home visitation services accessing formal and informal support networks.

AB852,15,19 5. Children receiving evidence-based home visitation services achieving milestones in development and early learning.

AB852,15,21 6. Children receiving evidence-based home visitation services who have developmental delays receiving appropriate intervention services.

AB852,23 Section 23. 48.983 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB852,16,5 48.983 (8) Technical assistance and training. The department shall provide technical assistance and training to counties, private agencies, and Indian tribes that are selected to participate in the program under this section. The training may not be limited to a particular evidence-based home visitation model. The training shall include training in best practices regarding basic skills, uniform administration of screening and assessment tools, the issues and challenges that families face, and supervision and personnel skills for program managers. The training may also include training on data collection and reporting.

AB852,24 Section 24. 48.983 (9) of the statutes is created to read: