Wis. Stat. § 16.03
Interagency council on homelessness
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2003
(1) General functions. The interagency coordinating council shall serve as a means of increasing the efficiency and utility and facilitating the effective functioning of state agencies in activities related to health care data collection. The interagency coordinating council shall advise and assist state agencies in the coordination of health care data collection programs and the exchange of information related to health care data collection and dissemination, including agency budgets for health care data collection programs, health care data monitoring and management, public information and education, health care data analysis and facilities, research activities and the appropriation and allocation of state funds for health care data collection. The interagency coordinating council shall establish methods and criteria for analyzing and comparing complaints filed against health care plans, as defined under s. 628.36 (2) (a) 1. , and grievances filed with health maintenance organizations, as defined under s. 609.01 (2) , without requiring the collection of information in addition to the information already collected by state agencies.
(2) Subcommittees. The interagency coordinating council may create subcommittees to assist in its work. The subcommittee members may include members of the council, employees of the agencies with members on the council, employees of other state agencies, representatives of counties and municipalities, representatives of the health care industry and public members. The council shall consider the need for subcommittees on the subjects within the scope of its general duties under sub. (1) and other subjects that are determined to be appropriate by the council.
(3) Report. The interagency coordinating council shall report at least twice annually to the board on health care information in the department of health and family services, concerning the council's activities under this section.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Council” means the interagency council on homelessness.
(b) “State agency” means each agency specified under s. 15.107 (19) (b) to (i) .
(2) Responsibilities. The council shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish and periodically review a statewide policy with the purpose of preventing and ending homelessness in this state.
(b) Designate individuals from each agency or organization represented on the council, who shall meet at least twice quarterly, to coordinate the implementation of policy established by the council under par. (a) .
(c) Submit a report on the activities of the council to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) . The council shall determine the frequency of the report and schedule for submitting the report, but may not submit the report less frequently than annually.
(3) Agency cooperation. State agencies shall cooperate with the council and individuals designated under sub. (2) (b) in the implementation of the policy established under sub. (2) (a) .
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