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2006
Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families
Legislative Council website
Documents
Membership List
Scope
August 29, 2006 Meeting [
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Handout, Moving Toward a Comprehensive Definition of Human Services Integration (7-23-06)
Handout, Integrated Human Service Models: Assessing Implementation Fidelity Through the "Line of Sight" Perspective (7-23-06)
Handout, Systems Integration" Related Publications and Works in Progress (July 2006)
Report, Wisconsin Program Enhancement Plan Progress Report for Quarter 6, Department of Health and Family Services
Handout, Cross-Systems Innovation: The Line-of-Sight Exercise, or Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Thomas Corbett and Jennifer L. Noyes (FOCUS, Vol. 24.1, Fall 2005)
Handout, The Challenge of Institutional ‘Milieu’ to Cross Systems Integration, Thomas Corbett, James Dimas, James Fong, and Jennifer L. Noyes (FOCUS, Vol. 24.1, Fall 2005)
Handout, The service integration agenda: Political, conceptual, and methodological challenges, Thomas Corbett and Jennifer L. Noyes (FOCUS, Vol. 22.3, Summer 2003)
Presentation, Systems Integration: A Means of Improving Outcomes for Children and Families, by the Institute for Research on Poverty
Presentation, Making Wisconsin Works Work, by Secretary Roberta Gassman, Department of Workforce Development
Staff Brief 06-01, Overview of the Wisconsin Works Program and the Child Welfare System (8-22-06)
Letter, from Senator Dale Schultz (8-25-06)
Handout, Building Brighter Futures, submitted by Public Member Jack Westman
September 26, 2006 Meeting
Issue Brief, Improving Access to Benefits for Low-Income Families, NGA Center for Best Practices
Article, Who Returns to Welfare?, The Urban Institute
Issue Brief # 107, Those Left Behind: Enduring Challenges Facing Welfare Applicants, Dr. Mark Courtney, The Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
Report 05-06, An Evaluation, Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program, Department of Workforce Development (April 2005)
Report 06-1, An Evaluation Milwaukee County Child Welfare: Program Issues, Department of Health and Family Services (February 2006)
Report 06-2, An Evaluation Milwaukee County Child Welfare: Finances and Staffing, Department of Health and Family Services (February 2006)
Act Memo 467, Joint Legislative Council Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin's Families
Handouts, distributed by Public Member Jon Angeli
Memorandum, Progress in Response to Legislative Audit of Milwaukee Child Welfare, from Helene Nelson, Department of Health and Family Services (September 25, 2006)
Presentation, Comparing Welfare and Child Welfare Populations in Milwaukee, by Dr. Mark Courtney, The Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
PowerPoint, Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program, by Janice Mueller, Legislative Audit Bureau
PowerPoint, Milwaukee County Child Welfare, by Janice Mueller, Legislative Audit Bureau
October 24, 2006 Meeting [
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Letter, from Helene Nelson, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Services and a report, Interim Report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Evaluation of Milwaukee County Child Welfare (Reports 06-1 and 06-2) (October 2, 2006)
Handout, Wisconsin Supporting Families, Grant County DSS, distributed by Public Member Jon Angeli
Memo No. 2, Home Visitation Program Evaluations (October 17, 2006)
Memo No. 1, Distribution of Materials Requested at the September 26, 2006 Meeting (October 17, 2006)
Handouts, distributed by Public Member Jon Angeli
Handouts, distributed by Public Member Jack Westman
Publication, Wisconsin's State Plan to Prevent Child Maltreatment (2006)
November 21, 2006 Meeting [
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Memo No. 4, Home Visitation Programs Information (November 14, 2006)
Enclosure, Wisconsin Home Visitation Programs
Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit, Strengthening Fathers and Families
Memorandum, to Representative Steve Kestell and Laura Rose, from Ann Kirchner, Wisconsin Family Based Service Association Board
Article, Course helps young men develop parenting skills
Community-Based Care Helps Children
Children Come First Advisory Committee, 2005 Annual Report on Integrated Services Projects and Coordinated Services Teams
Department of Health and Family Services Coordinated Services Team Initiative
Handout, Family Systems Overview, presented by Speaker Tom Prete
Handout, The Public Costs of Struggling Families, by Public Member Dr. Jack Westman
Memo No. 3, Wisconsin Workforce Development Programs (November 14, 2006)
Memo No. 5, Characteristics of Healthy Families (November 14, 2006)
Coordinated Services Team (CST) Initiative
2005 Annual Report, on Integrated Services Projects and Coordinated Services Teams
Coordinated Services Team Initiative, Team Process Overview
Article, How a U.S. Official Promotes Marriage to Help Poor Kids, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
January 9, 2007 Meeting [
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Memo No. 6, Options for Legislation on Strengthening Wisconsin Families (January 3, 2007):
Enclosure 1, Report from Agency, Clearinghouse Rule 06-141
Enclosure 2, Memorandum, Workforce Recommendations, from Charity Eleson, Executive Director, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Enclosure 3, Ch. DWD 17, Wis. Adm. Code
Enclosure 4, Strengthening Families Through Early Care & Education
February 7, 2007 Meeting [
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Memorandum and Attachments from Dianne Jenkins, DHFS Liaison to the Special Committee:
Final Cover Letter (February 1, 2007)
Final Report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Evaluation of Milwaukee County Child Welfare (Reports 06-01 and 06-02)
WLC: 0075/1, relating to collaborative systems of care for families with children who are involved in multiple systems of care
Materials, distributed by Mark Perlman, Center for Growth and Development, Sarasota, Florida
Handout, Driver's License Law, distributed by Honorable James A. Gramling, Jr.
Handout, Driving is ex-inmates' key to jobs, distributed by Honorable James A. Gramling, Jr.
Report, A Progress Report and Management Assessment of the Wisconsin Systems Integration Initiative, Families Forward- Wisconsin (January 2007)
Memorandum, from Dianne Jenkins, DHFS Liaison to the Special Committee (February 6, 2007)
Handout, distributed at the request of Public Member Dr. Jack Westman
Memo No. 7, School District Funding Responsibilities (January 31, 2007)
March 19, 2007 Meeting [
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Memo No. 6, Options for Legislation on Strengthening Wisconsin Families (January 3, 2007 (Revised March 12, 2007)):
Enclosure 1, Report from Agency, Clearinghouse Rule 06-141
Enclosure 2, Memorandum, Workforce Recommendations, from Charity Eleson, Executive Director, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Enclosure 3, Ch. DWD 17, Wis. Adm. Code
Enclosure 4, Strengthening Families Through Early Care & Education
Handout, distributed by Public Member Jon Angeli
Handout, State of the State 2007, Policy Brief: Department of Children and Family Services
Registration Form, The 4th Biennial Wisconsin Fatherhood Conference, distributed by Public Member Jodi Roberts
Handout, Expanding the Coordinated Services Team (CST) Initiative Statewide, distributed by Dan Naylor, MPA, White Pine Consulting Service, Inc.
Proposal, by Wisconsin Cares, Inc., distributed by Public Member Dr. Jack Westman
April 16, 2007 Meeting of the Collaborative Systems of Care Subcommittee
April 30, 2007 Meeting [
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WLC: 0103/2, relating to the Wisconsin technical college system and higher education financial aid eligibility
Handout, Legislative Action to Reform Adult Basic Education and Increase Access to Financial Aid for Working Adults, distributed at the request of Charity Eleson
Memo, Equal Placement of Children in Custody Disputes, submitted by Representative Don Pridemore
Handout, Already Enrolled: How Expanding Access to Wisconsin Higher Education Grants to Students Attending Less-Than-Half-Time Would Help More Adults Complete Postsecondary Programs
Handout, Reform Adult Basic Education to Improve Completion and Transition Rates, distributed at the request of Charity Eleson
Meeting of the Collaborative Systems of Care Subcommittee
Recommendatinos to the JLC (May 10, 2007)
WLC: 0103/3, relating to the Wisconsin technical college system and higher education financial aid eligibility and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
Proposed Report to the Joint Legislative Council 2007-13, Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families (May 2, 2007)
Report to the Legislature
WLC: 0075/3, relating to collaborative systems of care for families with children who are involved in multiple systems of care
2007 Assembly Bill 439
Report to the Legislature, Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families, RL 2007-13 (July 13, 2007)
July 30, 2007 Meeting [
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Memo No. 8, 2006 Driver License Withdrawals by Reason of Conviction (July 23, 2007)
Memo No. 9, Legislative Fiscal Bureau Materials Relating to Creation of the Department of Children and Families (July 23, 2007)
Enclosure 1, Paper #200, Create Department of Children and Families
Enclosure 2, Joint Committee on Finance Motion
Memo No. 10, Data Relating to Divorce Actions in Wisconsin in 2006 (July 27, 2007)
Enclosure, Number of Divorce Actions and Disposition of Actions (2006)
WLC: 0075/4, relating to collaborative systems of care for families with children who are involved in multiple systems of care
WLC: 0135/1, relating to equalizing physical placement to the highest degree
WLC: 0143/1, relating to permissive operating privileges of occupational licenses
WLC: 0144/1, relating to municipal court judgment
WLC: 0145/1, relating to permissive suspension of operating privileges after drug offense conviction
WLC: 0146/1, relating to parenting plans in actions affecting the family
Article, The Frayed Knot, distributed at the request of Senator Dale Schultz
August 20, 2007 Meeting [
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Memo No. 11, Legislative Fiscal Bureau Budget Paper Relating to the Home Visiting Program (August 14, 2007)
Report, Recent Trends in Children's Placement Arrangements in Divorce and Paternity Cases in Wisconsin, distributed at the request of Public Member Jodi Roberts (July 2005; Revised May 2006)
Memo, Out-of-Home Care Caseload Statistics, distributed at the request of Public Member Carol Wright (June 5, 2007)
Report, Divorced Wisconsin Families with Shared Child Placements, distributed at the request of Public Member Jodi Roberts (February 2006)
October 1, 2007 Meeting [
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Memo No. 6, Options for Legislation on Strengthening Wisconsin Families (January 3, 2007 (Revised March 12, 2007)):
Enclosure 1, Report from Agency, Clearinghouse Rule 06-141
Enclosure 2, Memorandum, Workforce Recommendations, from Charity Eleson, Executive Director, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Enclosure 3, Ch. DWD 17, Wis. Adm. Code
Enclosure 4, Strengthening Families Through Early Care & Education
WLC: 0075/4, relating to collaborative systems of care for families who are involved in multiple systems of care
WLC: 0147/1, an amendment to WLC: 0075/4 (September 26, 2007)
WLC: 0157/1, relating to requiring child welfare staff and Wisconsin works staff to meet requirements for training in family systems theory
Letter, from Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, Senior Legislative Associate, Wisconsin Counties Association (September 7, 2007)
Handout, Family Systems, submitted by Public Member Jon Angeli (October 1, 2007)
Handout, Department of Health & Family Services Summary of Children’s Integrated Service Programs and Coordinated Service Teams, submitted by the Department of Health and Family Services (September 20, 2007)
Handout, 2007 County ISP and CST Allocations and Funding Revenue, submitted by the Department of Health and Family Services (undated)
Handout, Funding Parameters for Revenue Funding Coordinated Services Team, submitted by the Department of Health and Family Services (undated)
Presentation by Audrey Laszewski, Project Director, The Early Years Home Visitation Outcomes Project of WI (October 1, 2007)
Memo No. 12, Exchange of Client Information Between Information Systems
Handout, 12 Critical Elements of Successful Home Visiting Programs, submitted by Pence Revington, UW-Extension, Family Living Specialist (October 1, 2007)
Presentation by Polly Snodgrass, RN, Program Director, Healthy Families/Prenatal Care Coordination, Family Services (October 1, 2007)
Handout, Family Foundations Program, submitted by Ann Altman Stueck, DHFS (October 1, 2007)
November 5, 2007 Meeting [
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WLC: 0147/2, an amendment to WLC: 0075/4 (November 2, 2007)
WLC: 0171/1, relating to home visitation grants
Draft Letter to Ms. Denise Revels Robinson, Chair, Child Welfare Training Council
Draft Letter to Mr. Kevin Hayden, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Services
Draft Letter to Roberta Gassmann, Secretary, Department of Workforce Development
Proposal to Maintain and Expand the Coordinated Services Team Initiative (CST) in Wisconsin, submitted by Dan Naylor, White Pine Consulting Service
Handout, Collaborative Systems of Care for Families with Children who Are Involved in Multiple Systems, distributed at the request of Dan Naylor, White Pine Consulting Service (November 5, 2007)
Memo No. 13, Proposal to Modify Current Law Relating to the Family Foundations Home Visitation Program (October 30, 2007)
Attachment, Memo No. 13
Recommendations to the Joint Legislative Council (December 12, 2007)
WLC: 0075/5, relating to collaborative systems of care for families who are involved in multiple systems of care
WLC: 0171/1, relating to home visitation grants
LRB-3042/1, relating to motor vehicle occupational licenses issued by the Department of Transportation
LRB-3063/1, relating to a municipal court judgment regarding community service work
LRB-3491/1, relating to parenting plans in actions affecting the family
Proposed Report to the Legislature, 2007-21, Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families (December 5, 2007)
Report to the Legislature
2007 Assembly Bill 700
2007 Assembly Bill 663
2007 Assembly Bill 683
2007 Assembly Bill 684
2007 Assembly Bill 685
Report to the Legislature, Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families, RL 2007-21 (January 16, 2008)
Legislation Enacted
2007 Wisconsin Act 187