AB832: Bill Text

AB832,1 Section 1 . 20.410 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,3,9 20.410 (1) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule to operate institutions and provide field services and administrative services. No payments may be made under this paragraph for payments in accordance with other states party to the interstate corrections compact under s. 302.25. Annually, there is transferred from this appropriation to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (1) (kj) the amount of cost savings from reduced days of incarceration that resulted from the earned compliance credit under s. 973.156, as reported by the department under s. 301.03 (6w) (b).

AB832,2 Section 2 . 20.410 (1) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,3,18 20.410 (1) (ab) Corrections contracts and agreements. The amounts in the schedule for payments made in accordance with contracts entered into under ss. 301.21, 302.25, and 302.27 (1), contracts entered into with the federal government under 18 USC 5003, and intra-agency agreements relating to the placement of prisoners. Annually, there is transferred from this appropriation to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (1) (kj) the amount of cost savings from reduced days of incarceration that resulted from the earned compliance credit under s. 973.156, as reported by the department under s. 301.03 (6w) (b).

AB832,3 Section 3 . 20.410 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,4,10 20.410 (1) (b) Services for community corrections. The amounts in the schedule to provide services related to probation, extended supervision and parole, the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048, the community residential confinement program under s. 301.046, programs of intensive supervision of adult offenders and minimum security correctional institutions established under s. 301.13. No payments may be made under this paragraph for payments in accordance with other states party to the interstate corrections compact under s. 302.25. Annually, there is transferred from this appropriation to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (1) (kj) the amount of cost savings from reduced days of community supervision that resulted from the earned compliance credit under s. 973.156 and early discharge from extended supervision under s. 973.01 (5m), as reported by the department under s. 301.03 (6w) (b).

AB832,4 Section 4 . 20.410 (1) (kj) of the statutes is created to read:

AB832,4,14 20.410 (1) (kj) Reduced caseloads for community supervision officers. All moneys transferred from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.410 (1) (a), (ab), and (b) to reduce caseloads for community supervision officers.

AB832,5 Section 5. 301.03 (6w) of the statutes is created to read:

AB832,4,16 301.03 (6w) (a) In this subsection, “recidivism” means any of the following:

AB832,4,18 1. A return to prison upon revocation of extended supervision, parole, or probation.

AB832,4,20 2. A conviction for a crime that was committed within 3 years of release from confinement.

AB832,5,6 (b) No later than June 15 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), and the director of state courts. The report shall include data on the earned compliance credit provided under s. 973.156 and early discharge under s. 973.01 (5m) in the 12 months preceding the report, including the demographics of individuals who received the earned compliance credit or were discharged early and the rate of recidivism among those individuals and including an accounting of the cost savings from reduced days of incarceration or reduced days of parole or extended supervision that resulted from the earned compliance credit under s. 973.156 or early discharge from extended supervision under s. 973.01 (5m). The department shall report the data by region.

AB832,6 Section 6. 302.11 (7) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,5,13 302.11 (7) (am) The reviewing authority may return a parolee released under sub. (1) or (1g) (b) or s. 304.02 or 304.06 (1) to prison for a period up to the remainder of the sentence for a violation of the conditions of parole. The remainder of the sentence is the entire sentence, less time served in custody prior to parole and less any earned compliance credit under s. 973.156. The revocation order shall provide the parolee with credit in accordance with ss. 304.072 and 973.155.

AB832,7 Section 7 . 302.113 (9) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 302.113 (9) (ag) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB832,5,16 302.113 (9) (ag) (intro.) In this subsection “ reviewing:

AB832,5,19 1. “Reviewing authority" means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration, upon proper notice and hearing, or the department of corrections, if the person on extended supervision waives a hearing.

AB832,8 Section 8. 302.113 (9) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 302.113 (9) (am) 1. and amended to read:

AB832,6,2 302.113 (9) (am) 1. If a person released to extended supervision under this section violates a condition of extended supervision, the reviewing authority may revoke the extended supervision of the person. If the extended supervision of the person is revoked, the reviewing authority shall order the person to be returned to prison for any specified period of time that does not exceed the time remaining on the bifurcated sentence. The time

AB832,6,7 (ag) 2. “Time remaining on the bifurcated sentence” is the total length of the bifurcated sentence, less time served by the person in confinement under the sentence before release to extended supervision under sub. (2), less any earned compliance credit under s. 973.156, and less all time served in confinement for previous revocations of extended supervision under the sentence.

AB832,6,10 (am) 2. The order returning a person to prison under this paragraph shall provide the person whose extended supervision was revoked with credit in accordance with ss. 304.072 and 973.155.

AB832,9 Section 9. 302.113 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,6,19 302.113 (9) (b) A person who is returned to prison after revocation of extended supervision shall be incarcerated for the entire period of time specified by the order under par. (am) 1. The period of time specified under par. (am) 1. may be extended in accordance with sub. (3). If a person is returned to prison under par. (am) 1. for a period of time that is less than the time remaining on the bifurcated sentence, the person shall be released to extended supervision after he or she has served the period of time specified by the order under par. (am) 1. and any periods of extension imposed in accordance with sub. (3).

AB832,10 Section 10. 302.113 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,7,4 302.113 (9) (c) A person who is subsequently released to extended supervision after service of the period of time specified by the order under par. (am) 1. is subject to all conditions and rules under sub. (7) and, if applicable, sub. (7m) until the expiration of the time remaining extended supervision portion of on the bifurcated sentence. The remaining extended supervision portion of the bifurcated sentence is the total length of the bifurcated sentence, less the time served by the person in confinement under the bifurcated sentence before release to extended supervision under sub. (2) and less all time served in confinement for previous revocations of extended supervision under the bifurcated sentence.

AB832,11 Section 11. 302.114 (9) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,7,7 302.114 (9) (ag) In this subsection “reviewing authority" has the meaning given in s. 302.113 (9) (ag) 1.

AB832,12 Section 12. 304.072 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,7,13 304.072 (4) The sentence of a revoked parolee or person on extended supervision resumes running on the day he or she is received at a correctional institution subject to sentence credit for the period of custody in a jail, correctional institution or any other detention facility pending revocation according to the terms of s. 973.155 and subject to earned compliance credit under s. 973.156.

AB832,13 Section 13 . 911.01 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,7,23 911.01 (4) (c) Miscellaneous proceedings. Proceedings for extradition or rendition; sentencing, granting or revoking probation, modification of a bifurcated sentence under s. 302.113 (9g), or adjustment of a bifurcated sentence under s. 973.01 (5m), 973.195 (1r) or 973.198; issuance of subpoenas or warrants under s. 968.375, arrest warrants, criminal summonses, and search warrants; hearings under s. 980.09 (2); proceedings under s. 971.14 (1r) (c); proceedings with respect to pretrial release under ch. 969 except where habeas corpus is utilized with respect to release on bail or as otherwise provided in ch. 969; or proceedings under s. 165.76 (6) to compel provision of a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.

AB832,14 Section 14. 939.50 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,8,2 939.50 (3) (d) For a Class D felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 25 20 years, or both.

AB832,15 Section 15. 950.04 (1v) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,8,6 950.04 (1v) (gm) To have reasonable attempts made to notify the victim of petitions for sentence adjustment as provided under s. 973.01 (5m) (d), 973.09 (3m), 973.195 (1r) (d), or 973.198.

AB832,16 Section 16. 973.01 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB832,17 Section 17. 973.01 (2) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,8,10 973.01 (2) (d) 4. For a Class D, E, F, or G felony, the term of extended supervision may not exceed 5 years.

AB832,18 Section 18. 973.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB832,8,15 973.01 (5m) Early discharge from extended supervision. (a) In this subsection, “qualifying offense” means a crime other than a violation of ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095.

AB832,8,18 (b) The court may modify a person's term of extended supervision and discharge the person from extended supervision for a qualifying offense if all of the following apply:

AB832,8,20 1. The department petitions the court to discharge the person from extended supervision for a qualifying offense.

AB832,8,22 2. The person has completed 3 years or 50 percent of his or her term of extended supervision for the qualifying offense, whichever is less.

AB832,8,24 3. The person has satisfied all conditions of extended supervision that were set by the sentencing court for the qualifying offense.

AB832,9,2 4. The person has satisfied all rules and conditions of supervision that were set by the department for the qualifying offense.

AB832,9,5 5. The person has fulfilled all financial obligations to his or her victims, the court, and the department, including the payment of any fine, forfeiture, fee, or surcharge or order of restitution, for the qualifying offense.

AB832,9,6 6. The person is not required to register under s. 301.45.

AB832,9,8 (c) If a person is serving more than one sentence, early discharge under par. (b) applies only to the terms of extended supervision imposed for qualifying offenses.

AB832,9,9 (d) 1. In this paragraph, “victim" has the meaning given in s. 950.02 (4).

AB832,9,18 2. When a court receives a petition under par. (a), the clerk of the circuit court shall send a notice of hearing to the victim of the crime committed by the person serving the term of extended supervision, if the victim has submitted a card under subd. 3. requesting notification. The notice shall inform the victim that he or she may appear at any hearing scheduled under par. (a) and shall inform the victim of the manner in which he or she may provide a statement concerning the early discharge from extended supervision. The clerk of the circuit court shall make a reasonable attempt to send the notice of hearing to the last-known address of the victim, postmarked at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

AB832,9,25 3. The director of state courts shall design and prepare cards for a victim to send to the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the person serving the term of extended supervision was convicted and sentenced. The cards shall have space for a victim to provide his or her name and address, the name of the applicable person serving a term of extended supervision, and any other information that the director of state courts determines is necessary. The director of state courts shall provide the cards, without charge, to clerks of circuit court. Clerks of circuit court shall provide the cards, without charge, to victims. Victims may send completed cards to the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the person serving a term of extended supervision was convicted and sentenced. All court records or portions of records that relate to mailing addresses of victims are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).

AB832,19 Section 19. 973.01 (8) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB832,10,8 973.01 (8) (a) 6. The conditions under which the court may reduce the term of the person's extended supervision under sub. (5m).

AB832,20 Section 20. 973.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB832,10,13 973.15 (5) A convicted offender who is made available to another jurisdiction under ch. 976 or in any other lawful manner shall be credited with service of his or her Wisconsin sentence or commitment under the terms of s. ss. 973.155 and 973.156 for the duration of custody in the other jurisdiction.

AB832,21 Section 21. 973.156 of the statutes is created to read:

AB832,10,17 973.156 Earned compliance credit. (1) In this section, “qualifying offense” means a crime other than a violation of ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095.

AB832,10,22 (2) Upon the revocation of extended supervision or parole under s. 302.11 (7) or 302.113 (9), a person shall be given earned compliance credit toward the service of his or her sentence for a qualifying offense for each day that the person spent on extended supervision or parole without violating a condition or rule of extended supervision or parole prior to the violation that resulted in the revocation.

AB832,10,24 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is required to register under s. 301.45.

AB832,11,3 (4) If a person is serving more than one sentence, earned compliance credit under sub. (2) is earned only for the time spent on extended supervision or parole for qualifying offenses.

AB832,11,5 (5) The amount of the credit under sub. (2) shall be calculated and applied by the appropriate reviewing authority under s. 302.11 (7) (am) or 302.113 (9) (am) 1.

AB832,22 Section 22 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB832,11,14 (1) Conditions of supervision. No later than July 1, 2021, the department of corrections shall review the efficacy of its standard conditions and rules of supervision, and shall provide a report to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3), and the director of state courts. The report shall include the number of violations reported for each condition and rule and a comparison of the department of correction's standard conditions and rules of supervision to conditions and rules of supervision in other states.

AB832,11,25 (2) Earned compliance credit. A person who is serving a sentence for a violation other than a crime specified in ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095 and who is in custody upon revocation of extended supervision or parole on the effective date of this subsection may petition the department to be given credit under s. 973.156. Upon proper verification of the facts alleged in the petition, s. 973.156 shall be applied retroactively to the person. If the department is unable to determine whether credit should be given, or otherwise refuses to award retroactive credit, the person may petition the sentencing court for relief. This subsection applies regardless of the date the person was sentenced. A person who is required to register under s. 301.45 is not eligible to receive credit under this subsection.

AB832,12,10 (3) Reports. (a) The department of corrections shall conduct a review of the department's evidence-based risk assessment tool and shall submit a report to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3), and the director of state courts no later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. The department shall include in the report a review of the available alternatives and the costs and savings that would result from the use of alternatives. The department shall include in its review the efficacy of an evidence-based risk assessment tool that uses ongoing or recurring evaluations of an individual's ability to meet the conditions of supervision.

AB832,12,17 (b) The department of corrections shall conduct a review of the department's training of community supervision officers and shall submit a report to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3), and the director of state courts no later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. The department shall include in its report an evaluation of best practices and outcomes of training models used in other states.

AB832,23 Section 23. Effective date.

AB832,12,20 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

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