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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 459

Individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 6, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 21, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 12, 2013

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 131

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 6, 2014: “Published 2-7-2014”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to create five regional centers for individual placement and support (IPS) for employment of individual experiencing mental illness. DHS must ensure that each of the state's counties is served by one of the regional centers. DHS is allowed to contract with existing organizations or consortiums to create a regional center. DHS and the regional centers must provide or arrange for work incentive benefits counseling for individuals who are not receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Department of Workforce Development. DHS is required to award grants to employment sites that are implementing IPS services or regional centers for certain activities. The allocation for the moneys and grant awards for IPS programs for the 2013-2015 biennium is specified in the bill.

Under the bill, DHS must ensure that each regional center has access to the services of an IPS trainer or mentor and an IPS supervisor. A trainer or mentor has the responsibility to monitor infrastructure grants, coordinate training with DHS, train employers on IPS practices, conduct visits twice per month to supervisors of employees hired under IPS to assist with implementation of effective practices, and review IPS programs every six months until the programs achieve good fidelity to the evidence-based model. An IPS supervisor has responsibilities that include developing training for employment specialists at work sites, creating a vocational unit that includes employment specialists, and providing supervision of program outcomes in accordance with the evidence-based model.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 15 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 31 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (10)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 94 to 0 · Nov 12, 2013 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (94)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Jan 8, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 16, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Jan 22, 2014 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 6, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 6, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 131.

  3. Jan 30, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 22, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Jan 16, 2014

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Jan 16, 2014

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  7. Jan 8, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  8. Nov 14, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  9. Nov 13, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  10. Nov 12, 2013

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  11. Nov 12, 2013

    The Assembly passed it, 94 to 0.

  12. Nov 12, 2013

    The Assembly adopted it.

  13. Nov 6, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  14. Nov 6, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  15. Oct 25, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Oct 22, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Oct 21, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  18. Oct 21, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Tranel, Pasch, Severson, Jagler, Tittl, Murphy, Spiros, Steineke, Bies, Petryk, Czaja, Ballweg, Brooks, Bernier, A. Ott, Wachs, Bernard Schaber, Danou, Hulsey and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Moulton, Schultz, L. Taylor, Harris, Lassa, Wirch and Lehman

  2. Oct 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  6. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 by Committee on Rules

  11. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0

  16. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Representatives Wright and Barca added as coauthors

  17. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Nov 13, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Nov 14, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  20. Jan 8, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Jan 8, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  22. Jan 8, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  24. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  30. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2014

  33. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 1-30-2014

  34. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 131

  35. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 2-7-2014

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary