Amendment AA7-ASA2-AB68

AB68-ASA2-AA7,51,14 (c) When a court sentences a youthful offender to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after December 31, 1999, the court shall set a date on which the youthful offender is eligible for release to extended supervision.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,51,17 (d) When sentencing a youthful offender to life imprisonment under par. (b) or (c), the court shall inform the youthful offender of the procedure for petitioning for a sentence adjustment under s. 973.018.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,51,20 (e) When sentencing a youthful offender to life imprisonment under par. (b) or (c), the court shall consider, in addition to all other relevant factors, all of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,51,23 1. That, because children are less criminally culpable and more amenable to reform, youthful offenders are constitutionally different from adults for the purposes of sentencing.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,51,25 2. That the sentencing goals of deterrence, retribution, and incapacitation are secondary to the goal of rehabilitation when sentencing youthful offenders.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,4 3. That unless the state proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the youthful offender is permanently incorrigible and is therefore unable to be rehabilitated, youthful offenders must have a meaningful opportunity to obtain release from prison based on maturity and rehabilitation.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417hp Section 417hp. 973.017 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,8 973.017 (2c) Mitigation for youth. When making a sentencing decision for a person who had not attained the age of 18 years at the time the crime was committed, the court shall consider all of the following mitigating factors:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,11 (a) That, because children are less criminally culpable and more amenable to reform, youthful offenders are constitutionally different from adults for the purposes of sentencing.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,13 (b) That the sentencing goals of deterrence, retribution, and incapacitation are secondary to the goal of rehabilitation when sentencing youthful offenders.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,17 (c) That unless the state proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the youthful offender is permanently incorrigible and is therefore unable to be rehabilitated, youthful offenders must have a meaningful opportunity to obtain release from prison based on maturity and rehabilitation.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417hq Section 417hq. 973.018 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,20 973.018 Sentence adjustment for youthful offenders. (1) Definition. In this section, “youthful offender” has the meaning given in s. 973.014 (3) (a).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,52,25 (2) Sentence adjustment; factors. A court may reduce a term of imprisonment, including life imprisonment under s. 973.014 (3), for a youthful offender who has served 15 years of his or her term of imprisonment if the court finds that the interests of justice warrant a reduction. In making its determination, the court shall consider all of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,53,1 (a) The sentencing factors set forth in ss. 973.014 (3) (e) and 973.017 (2c).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,53,3 (b) The youthful offender's subsequent growth, behavior, and rehabilitation while incarcerated.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,53,11 (3) Petition for sentence adjustment. (a) One year before the youthful offender becomes eligible for a sentence adjustment under this section, the department shall provide written notice of the eligibility to the qualifying youthful offender, the sentencing court, the district attorney for the county in which the youthful offender was sentenced, and the state public defender. Notice under this paragraph shall include notice of the youthful offender's right to counsel and notice that if the youthful offender believes that he or she cannot afford an attorney, the youthful offender may ask the state public defender to represent him or her.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,53,14 (b) A youthful offender has a right to counsel in the sentence adjustment proceedings under this section. The right to counsel begins at the service of notice under par. (a).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,53,19 (c) After service of notice under par. (a) and upon request by the youthful offender or the youthful offender's attorney, the court shall make documents from the sentencing hearing available to the youthful offender or his or her attorney, including the presentence investigation report in accordance with s. 972.15 (4m) and the transcript from the sentencing hearing.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,53,24 (d) A qualifying youthful offender may file a petition for a sentence adjustment under this section. The petitioner shall file the petition and any affidavits and other written support for the petition in the sentencing court no more than 90 days before the youthful offender's eligibility date. A copy of the petition shall be served on the district attorney in the county in which the youthful offender was sentenced.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,2 (e) Upon receipt of a petition under par. (d), the district attorney shall notify any victims of the crime in accordance with s. 950.04 (1v) (gm).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,4 (4) Hearing. (a) The court shall hold a hearing within 120 days of a petition filed under sub. (3) (d), unless all parties agree to an extension for the hearing date.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,9 (b) The court shall consider relevant information, including expert testimony and other information about the youthful offender's participation in any available educational, vocational, volunteer, community service, or other programs, the youthful offender's work reports and psychological evaluations, and the youthful offender's major violations of institutional rules, if any.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,12 (c) The youthful offender has the right to attend the hearing, the right to be represented by counsel, and the right to testify, present evidence, and cross-examine witnesses.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,14 (d) The victim shall be given the opportunity to provide a statement concerning sentencing in accordance with s. 950.04 (1v) (m).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,15 (e) A hearing under this subsection shall be recorded.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,17 (f) The decision of the court on a petition under sub. (3) is a final adjudication subject to appeal under s. 809.30.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,20 (5) Order. If the court finds that the interests of justice warrant a sentence adjustment, the court may amend the judgment of conviction according to one of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,54,24 (a) If the youthful offender is serving a sentence for a crime committed before December 31, 1999, reduce the parole eligibility date and modify the conditions of parole. The court may also reduce the sentence, but shall provide for at least 3 years of parole supervision after release from prison.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,55,6 (b) Upon request by the youthful offender, for a crime committed before December 31, 1999, convert an indeterminate sentence to a bifurcated sentence under s. 973.01 or 973.014 (1g). If the court converts the indeterminate sentence to a bifurcated sentence, the court shall set a date for release to extended supervision under s. 302.113 that is no later than the original parole eligibility date. The court may also modify the conditions of parole or extended supervision.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,55,11 (c) For a crime committed on or after December 31, 1999, reduce the term of confinement in prison and modify the conditions of extended supervision. The court may also reduce the total length of the bifurcated sentence. Notwithstanding s. 973.01 (2) (d), the court shall provide for at least 3 years of extended supervision under s. 302.113.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,55,16 (d) For a life sentence without the possibility of parole or release to extended supervision under s. 973.014 (1) (c) or (1g) (a) 3., convert the sentence to a life sentence with the possibility of parole or release to extended supervision and set a date for parole eligibility or release to extended supervision and conditions for parole or extended supervision accordingly.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,55,20 (6) Subsequent petitions. A youthful offender is eligible to file a subsequent petition under sub. (3) no earlier than 5 years after a hearing is held under sub. (4), unless the court sets an earlier date. A youthful offender may file no more than 5 petitions under sub. (3) during his or her sentence.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,55,23 (7) Sentence modification on other grounds. Nothing in this section limits the youthful offender's right to resentencing, sentence adjustment, or sentence modification on other grounds, including under s. 302.113 (9g) or 302.114.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417Lm Section 417Lm. 973.15 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,56,3 973.15 (2m) (a) 1. “Determinate sentence" means a bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01 or a life sentence under which a person is eligible for release to extended supervision under s. 973.014 (1g) (a) 1. or 2. or (3) (c).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417o Section 417o. 977.05 (4) (i) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,56,5 977.05 (4) (i) 10. Cases involving youthful offenders under s. 973.018 (3).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417p Section 417p. 978.07 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,56,13 978.07 (1) (c) 1. Any case record of a felony punishable by life imprisonment or a related case, after the defendant's parole eligibility date under s. 304.06 (1) or 973.014 (1) or (3) (b) or date of eligibility for release to extended supervision under s. 973.014 (1g) (a) 1. or 2. or (3) (c), whichever is applicable, or 50 years after the commencement of the action, whichever occurs later. If there is no parole eligibility date or no date for release to extended supervision, the district attorney may destroy the case record after the defendant's death.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,56,14 37. Page 355, line 20: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,56,16 “ Section 418m. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (1) (a), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,57,5 [2017 Wisconsin Act 185] Section 110 (1) (a) Upon the establishment of the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under subsection (7) and the secured residential care centers for children and youth under subsections (4) and (7m), the department of corrections shall begin to transfer each juvenile held in secure custody at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School to the appropriate Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth. No juvenile may be transferred to a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility until the department of corrections determines the facility to be ready to accept juveniles, and no juvenile may be transferred to a secured residential care center for children and youth until the entity operating the facility determines it to be ready to accept juveniles. The transfers may occur in phases. The department shall transfer all juveniles a juvenile under this subsection no later than July 1, 2021 as soon as a substitute placement that meets the needs of the juvenile is ready.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,418n Section 418n. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (2) (a), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,57,14 [2017 Wisconsin Act 185] Section 110 (2) (a) On the earlier of the date on which all juveniles have been transferred to secured residential care centers for children and youth and Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under subsection (1) or July 1, 2021 (a) or transferred to a juvenile detention facility under 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, section 72 (1), the department of corrections shall permanently close the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities housed at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School in the town of Birch, Lincoln County.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,418o Section 418o. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (7), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,57,22 [2017 Wisconsin Act 185] Section 110 (7) Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities. The department of corrections shall establish or construct the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under section 301.16 (1w) (a) of the statutes no later than July 1, 2021, subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance. The department shall consider the recommendations of the juvenile corrections study committee under subsection (6) (c) 2. in establishing or constructing these facilities.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,418p Section 418p. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 112 (1), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,58,9 [2017 Wisconsin Act 185] Section 112 (1) The treatment of sections 46.011 (1p) (by Section 13), 46.057 (1) (by Section 15), 48.023 (4) (by Section 20), 49.11 (1c) (by Section 27), 49.45 (25) (bj) (by Section 29), 301.01 (1n) (by Section 35), 301.20, 938.02 (4) (by Section 50), 938.34 (2) (a) (by Section 57) and (b) (by Section 59) and (4m) (intro.) (by Section 62), 938.48 (3) (by Section 78), (4) (by Section 80), (4m) (b) (by Section 82), (5) (by Section 84), (6) (by Section 86), and (14) (by Section 88), 938.505 (1) (by Section 96), 938.52 (2) (a) and (c) (by Section 98), 938.53 (by Section 100), and 938.54 (by Section 107) of the statutes takes effect on the date specified in the notice under Section 110 (2) (b) or July 1, 2021, whichever is earlier.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,418q Section 418q. 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, section 72 (1) (b) is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,58,18 [2019 Wisconsin Act 8] Section 72 (1) (b) Notwithstanding s. 938.34 (3) (f) 1., a juvenile may be placed in a juvenile detention facility under par. (a) for a period longer than 365 days, and shall be transferred out of the juvenile detention facility using the procedure and by the date required under 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (1). The department of corrections shall transfer all juveniles placed in a juvenile detention facility under par. (a) out of the juvenile detention facility no later than July 1, 2021 as soon as a substitute placement that meets the needs of the juvenile is ready.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,418r Section 418r. 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, section 74 (1) is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,58,25 [2019 Wisconsin Act 8] Section 74 (1) The treatment of ss. 46.011 (1p), 48.023 (4), 49.11 (1c), 49.45 (25) (bj), 301.01 (1n), 938.02 (4), 938.34 (4m) (intro.) (by Section 33) and (4n) (intro.), 938.357 (4g) (a), 938.48 (3), (4), (4m) (b), (5), (6), and (14), 938.505 (1), 938.52 (2) (a) and (c), 938.53, 938.533 (2) (intro.), and 938.54 takes effect on the date specified in the notice under 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, Section 110 (2) (b), or July 1, 2021, whichever is earlier.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,1 38. Page 355, line 20: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,2 “ Section 417a. 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,4 961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or manufacturing purposes.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417ab Section 417ab. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,8 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of 17 years minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417ac Section 417ac. 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,14 961.455 (2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof of knowledge of the age of the child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired, directed, employed, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if the mistaken belief was reasonable.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417ad Section 417ad. 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,21 961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If a person 17 years of age or over an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not more than 5 years.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417ae Section 417ae. 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,59,24 961.573 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417af Section 417af. 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,60,3 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417ag Section 417ag. 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,60,8 961.575 (1) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417ah Section 417ah. 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,60,11 961.575 (2) Any person minor who violates this section who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417b Section 417b. 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,60,15 961.575 (3) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor is guilty of a Class G felony.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417q Section 417q. 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,60,20 990.01 (3) Adult. “Adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, 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 the age of 17 years.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417r Section 417r. 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,60,25 990.01 (20) Minor. “Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, 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, “minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,1 39. Page 355, line 20: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,2 “ Section 417adm. 961.472 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,5 961.472 (5) (b) The person is participating in a an evidence-based substance abuse use disorder treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417bg Section 417bg. 967.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,9 967.11 (1) In this section, “approved substance abuse treatment program" means a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417bm Section 417bm. 967.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,16 967.11 (2) If a county establishes an approved substance abuse treatment program and the approved program authorizes the use of surveillance and monitoring technology or day reporting programs, a court or a district attorney may require a person participating in an the approved substance abuse treatment program to submit to surveillance and monitoring technology or a day reporting program as a condition of participation.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,417mp Section 417mp. 973.155 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,22 973.155 (1m) A convicted offender shall be given credit toward the service of his or her sentence for all days spent in custody as part of a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10), for any offense arising out of the course of conduct that led to the person's placement in that program.” .

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,23 40. Page 387, line 2: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA7,61,24 “ Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,62,12 (1e) Earned release program; report. No later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of corrections shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The department shall report on the aging and elderly population of inmates in Wisconsin prisons, the costs of health care and other accommodations for that population, and trends and projections for the aging and elderly population and associated costs. The department shall also report on the feasibility, including costs and projected savings, of establishing and operating a state run facility for elderly inmates, the feasibility for adopting electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration for elderly inmates, and the possibility for eligibility for medical assistance for individuals who would qualify for alternatives to incarceration.

AB68-ASA2-AA7,62,17 (2e) Earned release program; rules. The department of corrections shall update its administrative rules to implement earned release for completion of a vocational readiness training program under s. 302.05 (3), including specification of the eligibility criteria for persons sentenced before the effective date of this subsection to participate in the program.