AB1036: Bill Text

AB1036,42,15 938.35 (1m) Future criminal proceedings barred. Disposition by the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult. This subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been transferred under s. 938.18.

AB1036,106 Section 106. 938.355 (4) (am) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,107 Section 107. 938.355 (4) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,43,9 938.355 (4) (am) 4. The date on which the juvenile is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the juvenile attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the juvenile 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 juvenile 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 juvenile's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the juvenile is 17 years of age or older when the order is granted and the juvenile, or the juvenile's guardian on behalf of the juvenile, agrees to the order. At any time after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, the juvenile, or the juvenile's guardian on behalf of the juvenile, 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.

AB1036,108 Section 108 . 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,44,6 938.355 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d) or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile's 18th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class B or C felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class A felony if committed by an adult. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult shall terminate at the end of one year after the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when becomes an adult by the time the original dispositional order terminates.

AB1036,109 Section 109 . 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,44,13 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition the court to expunge the court's record of the juvenile's adjudication. Subject to par. (b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.

AB1036,110 Section 110. 938.357 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,111 Section 111. 938.357 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,45,7 938.357 (6) (a) 4. The date on which the juvenile is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the juvenile attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the juvenile 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 juvenile 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 juvenile's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the juvenile is 17 years of age or older when the order is granted and the juvenile, or the juvenile's guardian on behalf of the juvenile, agrees to the order. At any time after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, the juvenile, or the juvenile's guardian on behalf of the juvenile, 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.

AB1036,112 Section 112. 938.365 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1036,113 Section 113. 938.365 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,46,2 938.365 (5) (b) 4. The date on which the juvenile is granted a high school or high school equivalency diploma or the date on which the juvenile attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, if the juvenile 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 juvenile 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 juvenile's permanency plan. The court may not grant an order that terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the juvenile is 17 years of age or older when the order is granted and the juvenile, or the juvenile's guardian on behalf of the juvenile, agrees to the order. At any time after the juvenile attains 18 years of age, the juvenile, or the juvenile's guardian on behalf of the juvenile, 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.

AB1036,114 Section 114. 938.366 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,46,7 938.366 (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:

AB1036,115 Section 115. 938.366 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,46,14 938.366 (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. 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates as provided in s. 938.355 (4) (am) 1., 2., or 3. or 2., 938.357 (6) (a) 1., 2., or 3. or 2., or 938.365 (5) (b) 1., 2., or 3. or 2. on or after the person attains 18 years of age.

AB1036,116 Section 116. 938.366 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,46,25 938.366 (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.

AB1036,117 Section 117. 938.366 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,47,17 938.366 (2) (b) 4. If the court determines that the person who is the subject of an order described in sub. (1) (a) 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 the order described in sub. (1) (a), the court shall schedule an extension hearing under s. 938.365. 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.

AB1036,118 Section 118. 938.366 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,48,5 938.366 (3) (a) On termination of an order described in sub. (1) (a), 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.

AB1036,119 Section 119. 938.366 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,48,17 938.366 (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.

AB1036,120 Section 120 . 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,48,23 938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.

AB1036,121 Section 121. 938.396 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,49,2 938.396 (1) (b) 5. The disclosure of information relating to a juvenile 10 13 years of age or over who is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction.

AB1036,122 Section 122 . Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,49,5 CHAPTER 938

AB1036,49,8 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17 OR OLDER adults

AB1036,123 Section 123 . 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,49,12 938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355 (4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.

AB1036,124 Section 124 . 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,49,21 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 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 juvenile, the court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

AB1036,125 Section 125 . 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,50,2 938.45 (3) Prosecution of adult contributing to delinquency of juvenile. If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the court to the district attorney.

AB1036,126 Section 126 . 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,50,5 938.48 (4m) (title) Continuing care and services for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

AB1036,127 Section 127 . 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,50,7 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult.

AB1036,128 Section 128 . 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB1036,50,12 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4) when the person reached 17 years of age became an adult.

AB1036,129 Section 129 . 938.48 (14) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB1036,50,22 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17 who become adults. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became adults, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age becoming adults were under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4) as a result of a judicial decision.

AB1036,130 Section 130. 938.52 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,51,3 938.52 (1) (d) Institutions, facilities, and services, including forestry or conservation camps, for the training and treatment of juveniles 10 13 years of age or older who have been adjudged delinquent.

AB1036,131 Section 131. 938.532 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,51,8 938.532 Multisystemic therapy. (1) In this section, “multisystemic therapy” means 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.

AB1036,51,10 (2) The department shall license multisystemic therapy providers who provide services under sub. (3).

AB1036,51,12 (3) The department shall contract for or provide multisystemic therapy for a juvenile for whom this treatment has been ordered under s. 938.34.

AB1036,51,15 (4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section and to govern the licensing, training, and qualification requirements for a person who provides multisystemic therapy under sub. (3).

AB1036,132 Section 132. 938.545 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1036,51,21 938.545 Diversion services grant program. (1) The department of children and families may make grants available 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.

AB1036,51,24 (2) The department of children and families may make the grants for the programs specified in sub. (1) within the availability of funding under s. 20.437 (1) (be).

AB1036,52,2 (3) A county or Indian tribe that operates a program funded under this section shall do all of the following:

AB1036,52,3 (a) Establish eligibility criteria for a juvenile's participation in the program.

AB1036,52,6 (b) Provide services to program participants that are consistent with evidence-based practices in treatment and prevention services needed by those participants and intensive case management services.

AB1036,52,11 (4) A county or Indian tribe that receives a grant under this section shall submit data requested by the department of children and families to the department of children and families each quarter. The department of children and families may request any data regarding a program funded under this section that is necessary to evaluate the program and prepare the reports under subs. (5) and (6).

AB1036,52,15 (5) The department of children and families shall, annually, analyze the data submitted under sub. (4) for the previous year and prepare a progress report that evaluates the effectiveness of the grant program. The department of children and families shall make the report available to the public.

AB1036,52,19 (6) The department of children and families shall, every 5 years, prepare a comprehensive report that analyzes the data submitted under sub. (4) for the previous 5 years. The department of children and families shall submit the report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB1036,52,23 (7) A county or Indian tribe may, together with one or more counties or Indian tribes, jointly apply for and receive a grant under this section. A joint application shall include a written agreement specifying the role of each county or Indian tribe in developing, administering, and evaluating the program.

AB1036,133 Section 133. 938.549 (2) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 938.549 (2) (bg) (intro.), 1. and 2.

AB1036,134 Section 134. 938.549 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 938.549 (2) (br) and amended to read:

AB1036,53,5 938.549 (2) (br) At the time of an intake inquiry, subject to s. 938.24 (2), a county shall use the juvenile classification system to determine whether to close a case, enter into a deferred prosecution agreement, or refer the case to the district attorney.

AB1036,135 Section 135 . 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,53,8 938.57 (3) (title) Continuing maintenance for juveniles over 17 who become adults.

AB1036,136 Section 136 . 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,53,12 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) (d), counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets all of the following qualifications:

AB1036,137 Section 137 . 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,53,14 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult.

AB1036,138 Section 138 . 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,53,17 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult.

AB1036,139 Section 139 . 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,53,21 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that which the juvenile person would receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.

AB1036,140 Section 140 . 939.632 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,54,3 939.632 (1) (e) 1. Any felony under s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.09 (1c), 940.19 (2), (4) or (5), 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 940.235, 940.305, 940.31, 940.32, 941.20, 941.21, 943.02, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03 (2) (a) or (c) or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30 (2) or under s. 940.302 (2) if s. 940.302 (2) (a) 1. b. applies.

AB1036,141 Section 141 . 939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,54,6 939.632 (1) (e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32 (2), 940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.231, 941.235, or 941.38 (3).

AB1036,142 Section 142 . 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,54,12 946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of 17 years becoming an adult is guilty of the following:

AB1036,143 Section 143 . 948.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,54,17 948.01 (1) “Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law, “child" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years.

AB1036,144 Section 144 . 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,54,23 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I felony if any of the following applies:

AB1036,145 Section 145. 948.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1036,55,4 948.40 (1) No person may intentionally encourage or contribute to the delinquency of a child. This subsection includes intentionally encouraging or contributing to an act by a child under the age of 10 13 which would be a delinquent act if committed by a child 10 13 years of age or older.