Scott Walker Duncan Shrout Governor Chairperson

Scott Stokes Vice Chairperson State of Wisconsin Mary Rasmussen Secretary State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 1 West Wilson Street, P.O. Box 7851 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7851

PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 14, 2016

Members present: Brian Dean, Joyce O’Donnell, Emanuel Scarbrough, Irene Secora, Duncan Shrout, Sally Tess

Members excused: Todd Campbell, Karen Kinsey

Staff: Kris Moelter

Call to Order – Joyce O’Donnell the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

Review of February 18, 2016, meeting minutes – Emanuel Scarbrough moved (Brian Dean second) to approve the meeting minutes. Motion passed unanimously.

Public comment – None.

SCAODA update – The draft SCAODA March meeting minutes were distributed. There were no questions. Mr. Scarbrough noted that the excise tax collections had increased over the past year but the money goes into the general fund and not for treatment or prevention of substance use.

Marijuana ad hoc Committee report – Mr. Scarbrough reported that the Prevention Committee discussed that some of the SCAODA members had not reviewed the report in detail at the December SCAODA meeting. The committee will send the report back to SCAODA at the June meeting without any changes. He said one issue is uniformity in enforcement across the state. Another issue that arose was the order of the sections in the report. Duncan Shrout said the data in the report are good, but recommendations 7, 8, and 9 would create some uniformity across the state. There was concern that if those recommendations were enacted it might increase the use of marijuana among young people. Ms. O’Donnell said it is tough to endorse any type of alcohol or drug issues. Under certain circumstances marijuana is as dangerous as alcohol. Kris Moelter reported that the DEA announced it may make an announcement about the rescheduling of marijuana in the first half of 2016. The committee discussed suggesting moving recommendations 7, 8, and 9 to the end of the report. Ms. Moelter reported that the Intervention and Treatment Committee thought recommendations 7, 8, and 9 should not be so detailed about the penalties for marijuana possession. Ms. O’Donnell said some people are concerned about the image of SCAODA and might run counter to the SCAODA positions on alcohol related to the reduction of availability.

Funding ad hoc committee – Ms. Moelter presented a revised funding report. She reported that Todd Campbell presented the report to the Intervention and Treatment Committee on April 12. He will present it to the Prevention Committee on April 21 and the Diversity Committee on

www.scaoda.state.wi.us May 20. Ms. Moelter and Mr. Campbell will talk about revising the report based on the comments received from the other committees and then get the Planning and Funding Committee’s approval for the changes. Some of the comments from the Intervention and Treatment Committee included discussing the disparity between the nicotine excise taxes and the alcohol excise taxes, confirming the prevention cost savings, and whether funding should go to drug courts because drug courts address criminal justice issues and do not focus on treatment. Mr. Scarbrough talked about the substance use workforce issue and the shortage of treatment providers and prevention specialists. Mr. Shrout suggested changing the first sentence in recommendation 2 to say “not everyone who seeks treatment receives it.”

Waukesha County Drug Free Communities Coalition – Irene Secora reported on the activities of the Waukesha County Drug Free Communities Coalition. The coalition is a collaborative effort of all community partners and interested parties. There are about 200 people/organizations on the coalition list and about 25 – 40 people attend each meeting. They have a federal Drug Free Communities Grant, which is a five-year grant for $125,000 a year. Years 2-5 are subject to federal approval, but most coalitions do receive Years 2-5 funding. They also have a 4-year STOP Grant (Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act) for $48,258 annually. The coalition has two goals—to build the coalition and to reduce youth substance use. They also work with high school students in a video production class and developing a social norms campaign focusing on positive data and how many youth are not using drugs.

Legislative update – Ms. Moelter reported that the session has ended. Several opioid-related bills were enacted into law, while several bills increasing OWI penalties did not pass the legislature. Bills to decriminalize or legalize marijuana and/or medical marijuana, including a bill to increase access to CBD oil, did not pass. The bill to eliminate the prevention specialist in training designation also did not pass.

Committee and agency reports – Mr. Dean reported that the Department of Public Instruction met with the attorney general about narcan in schools. Some states do allow narcan in schools. One of the problems was that an announcement was made that it might be available and DPI received calls from school districts requesting it. DPI would not distribute it. He said to do it the Wisconsin laws would need to be changed to allow narcan to be moved into the category of drugs that could be administered by someone who works for a school district. DPI will survey school principals to get their feedback on whether it is an issue for the schools.

Report on women’s services – None.

Agenda items for next meeting  Funding report  Marijuana report  SCAODA coalition presentation

The meeting adjourned at 12:13 p.m.

Next meeting: May 19, 2016