Amendment ASA1-AB174

AB174-ASA1,4,10 79.035 (5) (a) Except as provided in subs. (6), (7), and (8), for the distribution distributions beginning in 2013 and subsequent years ending in 2021, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2012.

AB174-ASA1,14 Section 14. 79.035 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 19, section 18, and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB174-ASA1,4,16 79.035 (5) (a) Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8), for the distributions beginning in 2013 and ending in 2021, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2012.

AB174-ASA1,15 Section 15 . 79.035 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,4,21 79.035 (5) (b) 1. Except as provided in subs. (6), (7), and (8), for the distribution in 2022, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2021, increased by 2 percent.

AB174-ASA1,4,25 2. Except as provided in subs. (6), (7), and (8), for the distribution in 2023 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2022, increased by 2 percent.

AB174-ASA1,16 Section 16. 79.035 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB174-ASA1,5,6 79.035 (5) (b) 1. Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8), for the distribution in 2022, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2021, increased by 2 percent.

AB174-ASA1,5,10 2. Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8), for the distribution in 2023 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2022, increased by 2 percent.

AB174-ASA1,17 Section 17. 165.925 of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,5,13 165.925 Crime victim protective services grant program. (1) In this section:

AB174-ASA1,5,14 (a) “Crime victim” means a person against whom a crime has been committed.

AB174-ASA1,5,15 (b) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bv).

AB174-ASA1,5,16 (c) “Prosecutorial unit" means a prosecutorial unit described in s. 978.01 (1).

AB174-ASA1,5,19 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (do), the department of justice shall award grants to law enforcement agencies and prosecutorial units to fund crime victim protection services, including temporary housing for crime victims.

AB174-ASA1,5,22 (3) The department of justice shall develop criteria that, notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227 for use in awarding grants under sub. (2).

AB174-ASA1,18 Section 18 . 165.935 of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,6,3 165.935 Local law enforcement services to victims and witnesses. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (dn), the department of justice shall award grants to law enforcement agencies on a competitive basis to provide on-site services to crime victims and witnesses between the time a crime is reported until someone is charged for the crime.

AB174-ASA1,6,11 (2) A law enforcement agency may apply for a grant under sub. (1) by submitting a plan to the department of justice for the expenditure of the grant moneys awarded. To be eligible for a grant, the law enforcement agency's plan must create the position of a victim and witness services coordinator who is available at the law enforcement agency and who will ensure that victims and witnesses receive the rights and services to which they are entitled under ch. 950 between the time a crime is reported and criminal charges are filed against an alleged perpetrator of the crime.

AB174-ASA1,6,17 (3) A law enforcement agency that is awarded a grant under sub. (1) shall provide information to the department of justice regarding the agency's implementation of the plan, including the number of victims and witnesses who are provided services and the types of services they receive. The department may request any data regarding a plan funded under this section that are necessary to evaluate the program and prepare the reports under subs. (4) and (5).

AB174-ASA1,6,21 (4) The department of justice shall annually analyze the data submitted under sub. (3) for the previous year and prepare a progress report that evaluates the effectiveness of the program. The department shall make the report available to the public.

AB174-ASA1,6,25 (5) Beginning on the date 5 years after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the department of justice shall prepare a comprehensive report that analyzes all data submitted under sub. (3) and shall submit the report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB174-ASA1,7,3 (6) The department of justice may not award any grant under this section after the date that is 5 years after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].

AB174-ASA1,19 Section 19. 165.97 of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,7,11 165.97 Pretrial release monitoring and accountability; grant program. The department of justice shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (es) to counties for pretrial release monitoring and accountability programs. Programs funded under this section must use evidence-based practices to provide services for individuals released from custody under ch. 969, and may include location monitoring, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, and sobriety monitoring.

AB174-ASA1,20 Section 20. 969.15 of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,7,16 969.15 Enforcement assistance for court orders that render persons ineligible to possess a firearm under federal law. If a person who is released on bail or bond under this chapter is subject to a court order described in 18 USC 922 (g) (8), all of the following shall occur:

AB174-ASA1,7,18 (1) Within one business day of the person's release, the clerk shall send a copy of the court order to the sheriff with jurisdiction over the person's residence.

AB174-ASA1,7,25 (2) No later than 24 hours after receiving the copy of the court order under sub. (1), the sheriff shall enter the court order, including modifying or cancelling a previous court order per the current court order, into the transaction information for management of enforcement system. The sheriff shall ensure that the information on the existence and status of any court order under this section is available to other law enforcement agencies through a verification system. The information does not need to be maintained after the order is no longer in effect.

AB174-ASA1,8,4 (3) A law enforcement agency or a clerk may use electronic transmission to facilitate the exchange of information under this section. Any person who uses electronic transmission shall ensure that the electronic transmission does not allow unauthorized disclosure of the information transmitted.

AB174-ASA1,21 Section 21 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB174-ASA1,8,10 (1) Crime victim services; onetime funding. Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for the 2023-25 biennial budget bill, the department of justice shall submit information concerning the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (a) as though the increase in the dollar amount of that appropriation by Section 22 (10) of this act did not take effect.

AB174-ASA1,8,14 (2) Community policing and community prosecution grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (cs), the department of justice shall provide grants in the 2021-23 fiscal biennium for community policing and community prosecution. A grant awarded under this subsection must meet all of the following requirements:

AB174-ASA1,8,16 (a) The grant must be awarded to a law enforcement agency and the city, town, or village that the law enforcement agency serves, as co-recipients.

AB174-ASA1,8,18 (b) The city, town, or village must have a crime rate that is higher than the average crime rate in this state for a city, town, or village of its size.

AB174-ASA1,8,20 (c) The grant money must be used for programs in neighborhoods with the highest crime rates within the city, town, or village.

AB174-ASA1,8,24 (d) The grant money must be used for designing and implementing a place-based, community-oriented crime reduction strategy in a targeted neighborhood as a component of a broader neighborhood revitalization plan to address chronic crime issues within the target neighborhood.

AB174-ASA1,9,5 (3) Violence prevention grants. The department of justice shall establish a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (dm) in the 2021-23 fiscal biennium for violence prevention programs. Grant applications are due no later than June 30 of each fiscal year. The department of justice shall consult with the department of health services to determine grant awards under this section.

AB174-ASA1,22 Section 22 . Fiscal changes.

AB174-ASA1,9,13 (1) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $3,100,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $3,100,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88.

AB174-ASA1,9,21 (2) UW System, general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $800,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $800,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB174-ASA1,9,25 (3) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $114,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $114,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88.

AB174-ASA1,10,11 (4) UW System, general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $30,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $30,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB174-ASA1,10,18 (5) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $6,300,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $6,300,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88.

AB174-ASA1,11,2 (6) UW System; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $1,600,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $1,600,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB174-ASA1,11,9 (7) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $3,100,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount is increased by $3,100,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88.

AB174-ASA1,11,17 (8) UW System, general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $800,000 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount is increased by $800,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB174-ASA1,11,24 (9) Reimbursement to counties for victim-witness services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (f), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $3,250,000 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (f), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $3,250,000 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB174-ASA1,12,6 (10) Crime victim services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $5,000,000 to fund crime victim service programs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (5) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $5,000,000 to fund crime victim service programs.

AB174-ASA1,12,13 (11) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $9,922,500 to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $9,922,500 to increase funding for aids for special education under s. 115.88.

AB174-ASA1,12,21 (12) University of Wisconsin System; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $2,520,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $2,520,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB174-ASA1,23 Section 23. Initial applicability.

AB174-ASA1,12,24 (1) Domestic violence protection orders. The treatment of s. 969.15 first applies to releases that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

AB174-ASA1,24 Section 24. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB174-ASA1,13,4 (1) Community policing and community prosecution grant program. The repeal of s. 20.455 (2) (cs) takes effect on July 1, 2023.

AB174-ASA1,13,6 (2) Violence prevention grants. The repeal of s. 20.455 (2) (dm) takes effect on June 30, 2023.

AB174-ASA1,13,8 (3) County and municipal aid increase. The repeal and recreation of s. 79.035 (5) (a) and (b) takes effect on June 30, 2036.

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