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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
March 9, 2022 - Introduced by Senators Larson, Agard, Bewley and Smith,
cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Emerson, Conley, Sinicki,
Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Considine, Drake, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein,
Hong, S. Rodriguez, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining. Referred to
Committee on Health.
SB1078,1,3 1An Act to create 46.48 (3m) of the statutes; relating to: deaf, hard of hearing,
2and deaf-blind behavioral health treatment program, communication services,
3and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows the Department of Health Services, as part of the grants DHS
is required to award for community programs, to distribute up to $1,936,000 in each
fiscal year starting with fiscal year 2022-23 to local health departments to provide
behavioral health treatment services and communication services as required for
individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind.
For further information see the state 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:
SB1078,1 4Section 1. 46.48 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1078,2,35 46.48 (3m) Deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind behavioral health
6treatment program
. The department may distribute a total of not more than
7$1,936,000 in each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2022-23, to local health

1departments, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), to provide behavioral health treatment
2services and to utilize techniques needed to enable appropriate linguistic
3communication for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind.
SB1078,2 4Section 2. Fiscal changes.
SB1078,2,105 (1) Deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind behavioral health treatment
6program.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
7of health services under s. 20.435 (5) (bc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23
8is increased by $1,936,000 to provide grants to local health departments to provide
9services to individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind under s. 46.48
10(3m).
SB1078,2,1111 (End)
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