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48.487

48.487 Tribal adolescent services.

48.487(1m)

(1m) Tribal adolescent services allocation. From the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (eg), the department may allocate $210,000 in each fiscal year to provide the grants specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), and (4m) (b).

48.487(2)

(2) Adolescent self-sufficiency services. From the allocation under sub. (1m), the department may provide a grant annually in the amount of $85,000 to the elected governing body of an Indian tribe to provide services for adolescent parents which shall emphasize high school graduation and vocational preparation, training, and experience and may be structured so as to strengthen the adolescent parent's capacity to fulfill parental responsibilities by developing social skills and increasing parenting skills. The Indian tribe seeking to receive a grant to provide these services shall develop a proposed service plan that is approved by the department.

48.487(3)

(3) Adolescent pregnancy prevention services.

48.487(3)(a)

(a) In this subsection, "high-risk adolescent" means a person who is at least 13 years of age but under the age of 20 and who is at risk of becoming an unmarried parent as an adolescent and of incurring long-term economic dependency on public funds and is characterized by one or more of the following:

48.487(3)(a)1.

1. Low self-esteem.

48.487(3)(a)2.

2. Alcohol or drug abuse.

48.487(3)(a)3.

3. Serious emotional family conflict.

48.487(3)(a)4.

4. Poverty, as a part of a family whose income is below the poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2).

48.487(3)(a)5.

5. Low school achievement, as a pupil who is one or more years behind his or her pupil age group in the number of school credits attained or in basic school skill levels.

48.487(3)(a)6.

6. Other significant problems.

48.487(3)(b)

(b) From the allocation under sub. (1m), the department may provide a grant annually in the amount of $65,000 to the elected governing body of an Indian tribe to provide to high-risk adolescents pregnancy and parenthood prevention services which shall be structured so as to increase development of decision-making and communications skills, promote graduation from high school, and expand career and other options and which may address needs of adolescents with respect to pregnancy prevention.

48.487(4m)

(4m) Adolescent choices project grants.

48.487(4m)(a)

(a) In this subsection:

48.487(4m)(a)1.

1. "Adolescent" means a person who is at least 10 years of age but under the age of 18.

48.487(4m)(a)2.

2. "Dropout" has the meaning given under s. 118.153 (1) (b).

48.487(4m)(b)

(b) From the allocation under sub. (1m), the department may provide a grant annually in the amount of $60,000 to the elected governing body of an Indian tribe for the provision of information to members of the Indian tribe in order to increase community knowledge about problems of adolescents and information to and activities for adolescents, particularly female adolescents, in order to enable the adolescents to develop skills with respect to all of the following:

48.487(4m)(b)1.

1. Reducing adolescent pregnancy and high school dropout rates.

48.487(4m)(b)2.

2. Increasing economic self-sufficiency and expanding career options for adolescents, particularly options with respect to occupations with wages higher than the minimum wage.

48.487(4m)(b)3.

3. Enhancing individual adolescent self-esteem, interpersonal skills and responsible decision making.

48.487(4m)(b)4.

4. Neutralizing sex-role stereotyping and bias.

48.487(4m)(c)

(c) Each funded tribal project under par. (b) shall provide services in areas of the state as approved by the Indian tribe and the department. The department shall determine the boundaries of the regional areas prior to soliciting project grant applications.

48.487(4m)(d)

(d) Prior to making grants to applying Indian tribes under par. (b), the department shall consider whether and how the applying Indian tribe proposes to coordinate its services with other public or private resources, programs, or activities in the region and the state.

48.487(4m)(e)

(e) The department shall work closely with the women's council and the department of public instruction, on a continuing basis, concerning the scope and direction of activities under projects funded by the program under par. (b).

48.487 - ANNOT.

History: 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27, 289; 1999 a. 9 ss. 1123d to 1125r, 1128d to 1128k, 1129g to 1129r; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1215 to 1219; Stats. 2007 s. 48.487; 2009 a. 94.