Note: Requires DHFS to evaluate the availability of home visitation programs in
the state and determine whether there are gaps in home visitation services. Requires
DHFS to cooperate with counties and Indian tribes providing home visitation programs
to address any gaps identified.
Also provides that DHFS must require each county and Indian tribe providing a
home visitation program to collect data using forms prescribed by DHFS. Under the bill,
each county and Indian tribe providing a home visitation program must collect and report
data to DHFS as required by DHFS.
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11Section
21. 46.515 (7) (ag) and (ar) of the statutes, as created by 2007
12Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are renumbered 48.983 (7) (ag) and (ar).
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
AB663, s. 22
13Section
22. 46.515 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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46.515
(7) (c) Each county and Indian tribe providing a home visitation
15program shall develop a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of its program for
16approval by the department. The plan shall demonstrate how the county or Indian
17tribe will use the evaluation of its program to improve the quality and outcomes of
18the program and to ensure continued compliance with the home visitation program
19criteria under sub. (6) (a). The plan must demonstrate how the outcomes will be
20tracked and measured. The outcomes must be related to all of the following:
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11. Parents receiving home visitation services acquiring knowledge of early
2learning and child development and interacting with their children in ways that
3enhance the children's development and early learning.
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2. Children receiving home visitation services being healthy.
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3. Children receiving home visitation living in a safe environment.
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4. Families receiving home visitation services accessing formal and informal
7support networks.
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5. Children receiving home visitation services achieving milestones in
9development and early learning.
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6. Children receiving home visitation services who have developmental delays
11receiving appropriate intervention services.
Note: Repeals language requiring DHFS to determine the most appropriate way
to evaluate strengthened family functioning, enhanced child development, and positive
parenting practices and to evaluate those criteria as part of its evaluation of home
visitation programs. Instead, under the bill, each county and Indian tribe providing a
home visitation program must develop a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of its
program for approval by DHFS. The plan must demonstrate how the county or Indian
tribe will use the evaluation to improve the quality and outcomes of the program and to
ensure continued compliance with the home visitation program criteria required to be
demonstrated when applying for a grant. The plan must also demonstrate how the
outcomes will be tracked and measured. The outcomes to be measured are set forth in
the Section.
AB663, s. 23
12Section
23. 46.515 (7) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
13(this act), is renumbered 48.983 (7) (c).
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
AB663, s. 24
14Section
24. 46.515 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.515
(8) (title)
Technical assistance and training; competency training.
AB663, s. 25
16Section
25. 46.515 (8) (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is renumbered 48.983 (8) (title).
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
AB663, s. 26
1Section
26. 46.515 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 46.515 (8) (a) and
2amended to read:
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46.515
(8) (a)
Technical assistance and training. The department shall provide
4technical assistance and training to counties and Indian tribes that are selected to
5participate in the program under this section.
The training may not be limited to a
6particular home visitation model. The training shall include training in best
7practices regarding basic skills, uniform administration of screening and
8assessment tools, the issues and challenges that families face, and supervision and
9personnel skills for program managers. The training may also include training on
10data collection and reporting.
Note: Specifies that training for counties and Indian tribes selected to receive
home visitation grants may not be limited to a particular home visitation model. This
Section requires the training to 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.
AB663, s. 27
11Section
27. 46.515 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
12(this act), is renumbered 48.983 (8) (a).
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
AB663, s. 28
13Section
28. 46.515 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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46.515
(8) (b)
Competency training. The department shall cooperate with the
15child abuse and neglect prevention board to ensure that employees and managers of
16home visitation programs receive training and other services to develop and
17maintain competencies in providing home visitation services to families.
Note: Requires DHFS to cooperate with the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Board to ensure that employees and directors of home visitation programs receive
training and other services to develop and maintain competencies in providing home
visitation services to families.
AB663, s. 29
1Section
29. 46.515 (8) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is renumbered 48.983 (8) (b).
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 renumbers s. 46.515, stats., as s. 48.983, stats.,
effective July 1, 2008, as part of the creation of the Department of Children and Families.
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13Section
35.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
14except as follows:
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(1)
Prevention of child abuse and neglect grants. The repeal of section
1648.983 (1) (i) and (j), (3) (title) and (a), and (7) (c) of the statutes, the renumbering of
17section 46.515 (3), (4) (a) 4m. and (b) 1., (6) (a) (intro.), 1., and 6. and (c), (7) (ag), (ar),
1and (c), and (8) (title), (a), and (b) of the statutes, and the renumbering and
2amendment of section 46.515 (2) of the statutes take effect on July 1, 2008.
