SB957: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Senate BILL 957

January 26, 2024 - Introduced by Senators Feyen and Ballweg, cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Allen, S. Johnson, Mursau, O'Connor and Dittrich. Referred to Committee on Health.

SB957,1,2 An Act to create 46.995 (2g) (c) and 46.995 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: funding methodology under the Children's Long-Term Support program.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Health Services is required to determine the amount of contribution that a county is required to maintain based on historical county expenditures for the Children's Long-Term Support program and may require counties to maintain a specified level of contribution for the program. This bill sunsets the current funding methodology after December 31, 2024, and requires DHS, in cooperation with counties, to review county contributions and develop a revised funding methodology for the Children's Long-Term Support program to take effect on January 1, 2025. In developing a revised funding methodology, the bill prohibits DHS from requiring counties to maintain any level of contribution. The Children's Long-Term Support program is a program operating under a waiver of federal Medicaid law to provide home and community-based services to children with disabilities. The Children's Long-Term Support program is referred to as the disabled children's long-term support program in the bill.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB957,1 Section 1. 46.995 (2g) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB957,2,2 46.995 (2g) (c) This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2024.

SB957,2 Section 2. 46.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB957,2,7 46.995 (2m) (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall cooperate with counties to review county contributions under sub. (2g) and develop a revised funding methodology for the disabled children's long-term support program.

SB957,2,10 (b) In developing a revised funding methodology under par. (a), the department may not require a county to maintain any level of contribution for the disabled children's long-term support program.

SB957,2,12 (c) The revised funding methodology under par. (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2025.

SB957,3 Section 3. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB957,2,19 (1) No later than June 1, 2024, the department of health services shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3), and to the joint committee on finance the amount and source of moneys that may be reallocated following implementation of the revised funding methodology under s. 46.995 (2m) (a).

SB957,2,20 (End)