# Advisory Bodies

### **Has the state established an advisory body for settlement funds?**

**No.** Wisconsin has not established an advisory body to inform spending of opioid settlement funds.

### **Is the state advisory body required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?**

**Not applicable.**

### **What is the overall membership of the state advisory body?**

**Not applicable.**

### **Are local governments required to establish a settlement advisory body? If so, are local advisory bodies required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience?**

**No (up to each locality).** Local governments in Wisconsin are not required to establish opioid settlement advisory bodies. However, localities may choose to establish advisory councils that include members with lived and/or living experience to help ensure that settlement spending reflects community priorities.\[1]

### **What else should I know?**

**Not applicable.**

### **Citations**

1. *See, e.g.*, Eau Claire County’s [Opioid Task Force](https://www.eauclairecounty.gov/our-government/county-board/special-and-select-committees/opioid-task-force), which was formed in 2022, and includes three citizen members, two of whom have lived experience. [Opioid Task Force](https://www.eauclairecounty.gov/our-government/county-board/special-and-select-committees/opioid-task-force). Eau Claire County website. Accessed September 1, 2024. ↑