Amendment ASA1-AB174

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 174

January 25, 2022 - Offered by Representatives Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Shankland.

AB174-ASA1,1,9 An Act to repeal 20.455 (2) (cs) and 20.455 (2) (dm); to renumber and amend 79.01 (2d) and 79.035 (5); to repeal and recreate 79.035 (5) (a) and 79.035 (5) (b); and to create 20.455 (2) (cs), 20.455 (2) (dm), 20.455 (2) (es), 20.455 (5) (dm), 20.455 (5) (dn), 20.455 (5) (do), 79.01 (2d) (c), 79.01 (2d) (d), 79.035 (5) (b), 165.925, 165.935, 165.97 and 969.15 of the statutes; relating to: an increase in county and municipal aid; various grant programs administered by the Department of Justice; court orders that prohibit a person from possessing a firearm under federal law; funding for crime victim and witness services; and making an appropriation.

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

AB174-ASA1,1 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 - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

AB174-ASA1,2 Section 2 . 20.455 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,2,4 20.455 (2) (cs) Community policing and community prosecution grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the community policing and community prosecution grant program under 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 21 (2).

AB174-ASA1,3 Section 3 . 20.455 (2) (cs) of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB174-ASA1,4 Section 4 . 20.455 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,2,10 20.455 (2) (dm) Violence prevention grants. The amounts in the schedule for the violence prevention grant program under 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 21 (3).

AB174-ASA1,5 Section 5 . 20.455 (2) (dm) of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB174-ASA1,6 Section 6. 20.455 (2) (es) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,3,4 20.455 (2) (es) Pretrial release monitoring and accountability; grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the pretrial release monitoring and accountability grant program under s. 165.97.

AB174-ASA1,7 Section 7 . 20.455 (5) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,3,7 20.455 (5) (dm) Address confidentiality program. The amounts in the schedule for the address confidentiality program under s. 165.68.

AB174-ASA1,8 Section 8. 20.455 (5) (dn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,3,10 20.455 (5) (dn) Victim and witness services. A sum sufficient to provide grants to law enforcement agencies under s. 165.935.

AB174-ASA1,9 Section 9. 20.455 (5) (do) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,3,14 20.455 (5) (do) Crime victim protective services grant program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide grants to law enforcement agencies and prosecutorial units under s. 165.925.

AB174-ASA1,10 Section 10 . 79.01 (2d) of the statutes is renumbered 79.01 (2d) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB174-ASA1,3,20 79.01 (2d) (intro.) There is established an account in the general fund entitled the “County and Municipal Aid Account." The total amount to be distributed in 2011 to counties and municipalities from the county and municipal aid account is as follows:

AB174-ASA1,3,22 (a) In 2011, $824,825,715 and the total amount to be distributed to counties and municipalities in.

AB174-ASA1,3,24 (b) Beginning in 2012, and in each year thereafter, from the county and municipal aid account is and ending in 2021, $748,075,715.

AB174-ASA1,11 Section 11 . 79.01 (2d) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,4,1 79.01 (2d) (c) In 2022, $763,137,230.

AB174-ASA1,12 Section 12 . 79.01 (2d) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB174-ASA1,4,3 79.01 (2d) (d) In 2023, and in each year thereafter, $778,499,974.

AB174-ASA1,13 Section 13. 79.035 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 79.035 (5) (a) and amended to read:

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.