AB663, s. 9
16Section
9. 46.515 (4) (a) 4m. of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is renumbered 48.983 (4) (a) 4m.
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. 10
18Section
10. 46.515 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.515
(4) (b) 1. A county
, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or
2more, or an Indian tribe that is selected to participate in the program under this
3section shall select persons who are first-time parents and who are eligible for
4medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 and shall offer each of those persons an
5opportunity to undergo an assessment through use of a risk assessment instrument
6to determine whether the parent presents risk factors for perpetrating child abuse
7or neglect. Persons who are selected and who agree to be assessed shall be assessed
8during the prenatal period, if possible, or as close to the time of the child's birth as
9possible. The risk assessment instrument shall be developed by the department and
10shall be based on risk assessment instruments developed by the department for
11similar programs that are in operation. The department need not promulgate as
12rules under ch. 227 the risk assessment instrument developed under this
13subdivision. A person who is assessed to be at risk of abusing or neglecting his or her
14child shall be offered home visitation program services. Home visitation program
15services may be provided to a family with a child identified as being at risk of child
16abuse or neglect until the identified child reaches 3 years of age.
If a family has been
17receiving home visitation program services continuously for not less than 12 months,
18those services may continue to be provided to the family until the identified child
19reaches 3 years of age, regardless of whether the child continues to be eligible for
20medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49. If risk factors for child abuse or neglect
21with respect to the identified child continue to be present when the child reaches 3
22years of age, home visitation program services may be provided until the identified
23child reaches 5 years of age. Home visitation program services may not be provided
24to a person unless the person gives his or her written informed consent to receiving
25those services or, if the person is a child, unless the child's parent, guardian
, or legal
1custodian gives his or her written informed consent for the child to receive those
2services.
Note: Deletes a reference to Milwaukee County. Also, specifies that if a family with
a child identified as being at risk of child abuse or neglect has been continuously receiving
home visitation program services for not less than 12 months, those services may
continue to be provided until the identified child reaches three years of age, regardless
of whether the child continues to be eligible for MA.
AB663, s. 11
3Section
11. 46.515 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is renumbered 48.983 (4) (b) 1.
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. 12
5Section
12. 46.515 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.515
(6) (a) (intro.) The part of an application, other than a renewal
7application, submitted by a county
, other than a county with a population of 500,000
8or more, or an Indian tribe that relates to home visitation programs shall include all
9of the following:
Note: Deletes a reference to Milwaukee County.
AB663, s. 13
10Section
13. 46.515 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), is renumbered 48.983 (6) (a) (intro.).
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. 14
12Section
14. 46.515 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.515
(6) (a) 1. Information on how the applicant's home visitation program
14is comprehensive and incorporates practice standards
and critical elements that
15have been developed for
successful home visitation programs by
entities concerned
16with the prevention of child abuse and neglect a nationally recognized home
17visitation program model and that are acceptable to the department.
Note: Modifies current law relating to information that must be provided in an
application by a home visitation program.
AB663, s. 15
1Section
15. 46.515 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is renumbered 48.983 (6) (a) 1.
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. 16
3Section
16. 46.515 (6) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.515
(6) (a) 6. An identification of how the home visitation program is
5comprehensive and incorporates the practice standards
for and critical elements for
6successful home visitation programs referred to in subd. 1., including how services
7will vary in intensity levels depending on the needs and strengths of the
8participating family.
Note: Modifies current law relating to information that must be provided in an
application by a home visitation program.
AB663, s. 17
9Section
17. 46.515 (6) (a) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is renumbered 48.983 (6) (a) 6.
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. 18
11Section
18. 46.515 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.515
(6) (c)
Case management benefit. The applicant
, other than a county
13with a population of 500,000 or more, states in the grant application that it has
14elected, or, if selected, that it will elect, under s. 49.45 (25) (b), to make the case
15management benefit under s. 49.45 (25) available to the category of beneficiaries
16under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who are children and who are members of families
17receiving home visitation program services under sub. (4) (b) 1.
Note: Deletes a reference to Milwaukee County.
AB663, s. 19
18Section
19. 46.515 (6) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is renumbered 48.983 (6) (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. 20
1Section
20. 46.515 (7) (ag) and (ar) of the statutes are created to read:
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46.515
(7) (ag) The department shall evaluate the availability of home
3visitation programs in the state and determine whether there are gaps in home
4visitation services in the state. The department shall cooperate with counties and
5Indian tribes providing home visitation programs to address any gaps in services
6identified.
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(ar) Each county and Indian tribe providing a home visitation program shall
8collect and report data to the department, as required by the department. The
9department shall require each county and Indian tribe providing a home visitation
10program to collect data using forms prescribed by the department.
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.
AB663, s. 21
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.
AB663, s. 35
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.
