AB1036: Bill Text

Under current law, if a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the juvenile court must enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case under a care and treatment plan. The bill requires DCF to contract for or provide multisystemic therapy (MST) for a juvenile for whom that treatment is ordered under a disposition of the case. Under the bill, MST is an intensive and ongoing family-based and community-based treatment that addresses multiple factors that lead to antisocial behavior in juveniles and that is delivered in a juvenile's home, school, or community. The bill also requires DCF to promulgate rules governing MST and the licensing, training, and qualification requirements for a person who provides it.

Responses to school-based behavior

The bill prohibits a school district employee and school resource officer from referring to a law enforcement agency a minor pupil who is alleged to have committed a school-related offense. Under the bill, a school-related offense is habitual truancy or any of the following committed by a minor pupil on the property of the public school in which the minor pupil is enrolled during a school day or during a school-sponsored activity:

1. An offense that would be a misdemeanor, other than a violent misdemeanor, if committed by an adult.

2. A violation of a civil law punishable by forfeiture.

3. A violation of a county, town, or other municipal ordinance.

4. A status offense, meaning a violation of the law that would not be a violation if committed by an adult.

Instead, under the bill, such a minor pupil may be referred to either a restorative justice program or an evidence-based intervention developed or adopted by the school district or county. If the minor pupil refuses to participate in one of those alternatives, a school district employee may refer the minor pupil to the juvenile court. The bill authorizes a minor pupil to be referred to an alternative intervention instead of to the juvenile court if an alleged violation does not qualify as a school-related offense in certain circumstances.

Juvenile diversion services grant program

The bill creates a grant program for juvenile diversion services under which DCF may provide grants of up to $2,000,000 in each fiscal year to counties or Indian tribes to enable them to establish and operate evidence-based programs that provide services to juveniles as a method of diverting them from coming under the jurisdiction of the court.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB1036,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB1036,2 Section 2. 20.437 (1) (be) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,9,5 20.437 (1) (be) Juvenile diversion services grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 938.545.

AB1036,3 Section 3 . 20.437 (1) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,9,8 20.437 (1) (cL) Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. A sum sufficient for the purposes under s. 48.5275.

AB1036,4 Section 4 . 48.02 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,9,13 48.02 (1d) “Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “ adult" means a person who has attained 17 years of age.

AB1036,5 Section 5 . 48.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,9,19 48.02 (2) “Child," when used without further qualification, means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “child" does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age.

AB1036,6 Section 6. 48.355 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,7 Section 7. 48.355 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,10,19 48.355 (4) (b) 4. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and if an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older when the order is granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, agrees to the order. At any time after the child attains 18 years of age, the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without a hearing, shall terminate the order.

AB1036,8 Section 8. 48.357 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,9 Section 9. 48.357 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,11,13 48.357 (6) (a) 4. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and if an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older when the order is granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, agrees to the order. At any time after the child attains 18 years of age, the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without a hearing, shall terminate the order.

AB1036,10 Section 10. 48.365 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,11 Section 11. 48.365 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,12,7 48.365 (5) (b) 4. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and if an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older when the order is granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, agrees to the order. At any time after the child attains 18 years of age, the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without a hearing, shall terminate the order.

AB1036,12 Section 12. 48.366 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,12,12 48.366 (1) Applicability. (intro.) This section applies to a person who is a full-time student of a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, for whom an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect, and described in sub. (1m) to whom any of the following applies:

AB1036,13 Section 13. 48.366 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,12,19 48.366 (1) (a) The person is placed in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in a supervised independent living arrangement under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 that terminates as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 1., 2., or 3. or 2., 48.357 (6) (a) 1., 2., or 3. or 2., or 48.365 (5) (b) 1., 2., or 3. 2. on or after the person attains 18 years of age.

AB1036,14 Section 14. 48.366 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,13,5 48.366 (1m) Duration of eligibility. A person may continue in out-of-home care under a voluntary agreement under sub. (3) until the person attains 21 years of age if the person is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the person's permanency plan.

AB1036,15 Section 15. 48.366 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,13,23 48.366 (2) (b) 4. If the court determines that the person who is the subject of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b) understands that he or she may continue in out-of-home care, but wishes to be discharged from that care on termination of the order, the court shall advise the person that he or she may enter into a voluntary agreement under sub. (3) at any time before he or she is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or reaches attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, so long as he or she is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for him or her meets any of the conditions for eligibility described in sub. (1m). If the court determines that the person wishes to continue in out-of-home care under an extension of an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, or 48.365 described in sub. (1) (a), the court shall schedule an extension hearing under s. 48.365. If the court determines that the person wishes to continue in out-of-home care under a voluntary agreement under sub. (3), the court shall order the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the person under the order to provide transition-to-independent-living services for the person under that voluntary agreement.

AB1036,16 Section 16. 48.366 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,14,12 48.366 (3) (a) On termination of an order described in sub. (1) (a) or (b), the person who is the subject of the order, or the person's guardian on behalf of the person, and the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the person under the order may enter into a transition-to-independent-living agreement under which the person continues in out-of-home care and continues to be a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent under an individualized education program under s. 115.787 until the date on which the person reaches attains 21 years of age, is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma no longer meets any of the conditions for eligibility described in sub. (1m), or terminates the agreement as provided in par. (b), whichever occurs first, and the agency provides services to the person to assist him or her in transitioning to independent living.

AB1036,17 Section 17. 48.366 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,14,24 48.366 (3) (c) A person who terminates a voluntary agreement under this subsection, or the person's guardian on the person's behalf, may request the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the person under the agreement to enter into a new voluntary agreement under this subsection at any time before the person is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or reaches attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, so long as the person is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for him or her meets any of the conditions for eligibility described in sub. (1m). If the request meets the conditions set forth in the rules promulgated under sub. (4) (b), the agency shall enter into a new voluntary agreement with that person.

AB1036,18 Section 18. 48.396 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,16,2 48.396 (1) Law enforcement officers' records of children shall be kept separate from records of adults. Law enforcement officers' records of the adult expectant mothers of unborn children shall be kept separate from records of other adults. Law enforcement officers' records of children and the adult expectant mothers of unborn children shall not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except under sub. (1b), (1d), (5), or (6) or s. 48.293 or 938.396 (2m) (c) 1p. or by order of the court. This subsection does not apply to the representatives of newspapers or other reporters of news who wish to obtain information for the purpose of reporting news without revealing the identity of the child or adult expectant mother involved, to the confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the public or private school attended by the child or other law enforcement or social welfare agencies, or to children 10 13 years of age or older who are subject to the jurisdiction of the court of criminal jurisdiction. A public school official who obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under s. 118.125, and a private school official who obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential in the same manner as is required of a public school official under s. 118.125. This subsection does not apply to the confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the tribal school attended by the child if the police determine that enforceable protections are provided by a tribal school policy or tribal law that requires tribal school officials to keep the information confidential in a manner at least as stringent as is required of a public school official under s. 118.125. A law enforcement agency that obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under this subsection and s. 938.396 (1) (a). A social welfare agency that obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under ss. 48.78 and 938.78.

AB1036,19 Section 19 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,16,5 CHAPTER 48

AB1036,16,8 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSON 17 OR OLDER adults

AB1036,20 Section 20 . 48.44 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,16,13 48.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 48.133, 48.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

AB1036,21 Section 21 . 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,16,22 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the child and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

AB1036,22 Section 22 . 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,17,5 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears that any person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and expectant mother.

AB1036,23 Section 23 . 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,17,11 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney's judgment. This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.

AB1036,24 Section 24 . 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,17,17 48.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s. 48.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.

AB1036,25 Section 25. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,17,21 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. (intro.) “Child" means a person under 18 years of age. “Child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, if any of the following applies:

AB1036,26 Section 26. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,18,6 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. a. The person is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan.

AB1036,27 Section 27. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,18,15 48.57 (3m) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and the person is placed in the home of the kinship care relative under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).

AB1036,28 Section 28. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,18,19 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. (intro.) “Child" means a person under 18 years of age. “Child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, if any of the following applies:

AB1036,29 Section 29. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,19,4 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. a. The person is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan.

AB1036,30 Section 30. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,19,13 48.57 (3n) (a) 1. b. The person is under 21 years of age, the person is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the person, and the person is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care relative under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates under s. 48.355 (4) (b) or 938.355 (4) (am) after the person attains 18 years of age or under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3).

AB1036,31 Section 31. 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,20,6 48.57 (3n) (am) 6. a. The date on which the child attains the age of 18 years; or, if on that date the child is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete his or her program of study and be granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma, the date on which the child is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child attains the age of 19 years, whichever occurs first; or, if on that date the child is a full-time student in good academic standing at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child before attaining 21 years of age, is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education, is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment, is employed for at least 80 hours per month, or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan, the date on which the child is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma ceases to meet any of those conditions for eligibility or the date on which the child attains the age of 21 years, whichever occurs first.

AB1036,32 Section 32. 48.623 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,20,10 48.623 (1m) Duration of eligibility. (intro.) Subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) or (6) may be continued after until the child attains 18 21 years of age if any all of the following applies apply:

AB1036,33 Section 33. 48.623 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,20,19 48.623 (1m) (a) The child is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19 attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the child's permanency plan.

AB1036,34 Section 34. 48.623 (1m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,35 Section 35. 48.623 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,21,2 48.623 (1m) (c) The child is under 21 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child, and the subsidized guardianship agreement for the child became effective on or after the date on which the child attained 16 years of age.

AB1036,36 Section 36. 48.645 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,21,10 48.645 (1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, “dependent child" means a child under the age of 18 or, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age, is under the age of 19, or, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent for whom an individualized educational program under s. 115.787 is in effect, is person under 21 years of age, who meets all of the following conditions:

AB1036,37 Section 37. 48.645 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:

AB1036,21,22 48.645 (1) (a) The child person is living in a foster home licensed under s. 48.62 if a license is required under that section, in a foster home located within the boundaries of a reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation, in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, in a subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.623, in a residential care center for children and youth licensed under s. 48.60, with a parent in a qualifying residential family-based treatment facility, or in a supervised independent living arrangement and has been placed in that home, center, or arrangement by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, by the department, or by a governing body of an Indian tribe in this state under an agreement with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

AB1036,38 Section 38. 48.645 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,21,24 48.645 (1) (b) The child person would qualify for aid under s. 49.19, 1993 stats.

AB1036,39 Section 39. 48.645 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,22,8 48.645 (1) (c) The person, if 18 years of age or over, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining 21 years of age; is enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; is participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, employment; is employed for at least 80 hours per month; or is incapable of doing any of those activities due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the person's permanency plan.

AB1036,40 Section 40. 48.685 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: