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AB68-SSA1,1100,99 c. A pretrial diversion agreement, whether pending or successfully completed.
AB68-SSA1,2376 10Section 2376 . 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1100,1411 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. The board may not create criteria for participation in the
12preparatory training program under subd. 1. that would prevent a person from
13participation if the person is in receipt of a valid employment authorization from the
14federal department of homeland security.
AB68-SSA1,2377 15Section 2377 . 165.85 (4) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1100,2316 165.85 (4) (a) 7. d. Each officer who is subject to this subdivision shall annually
17complete at least 8 hours of scenario-based training on use-of-force options,
18focusing on skills and tactics that minimize the likelihood of using force, including
19de-escalation tactics. In this subd. 7. d., “de-escalation tactics” are actions and
20techniques used by law enforcement officers to slow down or stabilize a potentially
21unstable situation to allow for more time, options, and resources for resolution or
22prevention of an incident. Hours of training completed under this subd. 7. d. shall
23count toward the hours of training required under subd. 7. a.
AB68-SSA1,2378 24Section 2378 . 165.85 (4) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1101,13
1165.85 (4) (em) Officer recruitment. 1. When a law enforcement agency, tribal
2law enforcement agency, jail, or juvenile detention facility recruits for new officers,
3the interviewing agency shall require each candidate that it interviews for a law
4enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail, or juvenile detention position, who is or
5has been employed by another law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement
6agency, jail, juvenile detention facility, or government agency to execute a written
7waiver that explicitly authorizes each law enforcement agency, tribal law
8enforcement agency, jail, juvenile detention facility, or other government agency to
9disclose the candidate's employment files to the interviewing agency, and releases
10the interviewing agency and each law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement
11agency, jail, juvenile detention facility, or government agency that employs or has
12employed the candidate from any liability related to the use and disclosure of the
13candidate's employment files.
AB68-SSA1,1101,1914 2. A law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail, juvenile
15detention facility, or government agency may disclose a candidate's employment files
16by either providing copies to the interviewing agency or allowing the interviewing
17agency to review the files at the offices of the law enforcement agency, tribal law
18enforcement agency, jail, juvenile detention facility, or government agency that
19employed the candidate.
AB68-SSA1,1101,2120 3. A candidate who refuses to execute the waiver shall not be considered for
21employment by the interviewing agency or considered for certification by the board.
AB68-SSA1,1102,322 4. The interviewing agency shall, at least 30 days prior to making its hiring
23decision, submit the waiver to each law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement
24agency, jail, juvenile detention facility, or government agency that has employed the
25candidate. A law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail, juvenile

1detention facility, or government agency that receives a waiver shall make the
2requested employment files available to the interviewing agency not more than 21
3days after receiving the waiver.
AB68-SSA1,1102,64 5. The interviewing agency may also conduct an official oral interview of
5individuals from the law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail,
6juvenile detention facility, or government agency that employed the candidate.
AB68-SSA1,1102,137 6. A law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail, juvenile
8detention facility, or government agency is not required to provide the candidate's
9employment records if the agency or facility is prohibited from providing the
10employment records pursuant to a binding nondisclosure agreement to which the
11law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail, juvenile detention
12facility, or government agency is a party if the agreement was executed before the
13effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB68-SSA1,1102,1814 7. No law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail, juvenile
15detention facility, or government agency may enter into a nondisclosure agreement
16preventing an interviewing law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency,
17jail, or juvenile detention facility from viewing employment files after the effective
18date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB68-SSA1,1102,2219 8. A law enforcement agency, tribal law enforcement agency, jail, juvenile
20detention facility, or government agency is not liable for complying with the
21provisions of this paragraph or participating in an official oral interview with an
22investigator from the interviewing agency, regarding the candidate.
AB68-SSA1,2379 23Section 2379 . 165.85 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1103,3
1165.85 (4m) Best practices. The board shall develop, and review at least once
2every 2 years, a model use of force policy for law enforcement agencies that does all
3of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1103,44 (a) Incorporates the principles under s. 66.0511 (2).
AB68-SSA1,1103,65 (b) Addresses interactions with individuals with mental disorders, alcohol or
6drug problems, dementia disorders, and developmental disabilities.
AB68-SSA1,1103,97 (c) Limits the use of force against vulnerable populations, including children,
8elderly individuals, individuals who are pregnant, individuals with physical or
9mental disabilities, and individuals with limited English proficiency.
AB68-SSA1,1103,1010 (d) Includes other best practices that the board identifies.
AB68-SSA1,2380 11Section 2380. 165.895 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1103,13 12165.895 Alternative emergency response and 911 diversion grants. (1)
13In this section:
AB68-SSA1,1103,1414 (a) “Local health department” has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4).
AB68-SSA1,1103,1515 (b) “Public safety answering point” has the meaning given in s. 256.35 (1) (gm).
AB68-SSA1,1103,18 16(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (dm), the department shall
17provide grants to counties having a population of 750,000 or more to be used for any
18of the following purposes:
AB68-SSA1,1103,2119 (a) For contracts between local health departments and nonprofit
20organizations to increase the capacity of behavioral crisis support services for
21nonemergency behavioral health issues.
AB68-SSA1,1103,2322 (b) For research, design, and personnel costs associated with creating
23programs to divert behavioral health services from public safety answering points.
AB68-SSA1,1104,5 24(3) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a county must submit an
25application for a grant to the department that includes a proposed plan for

1expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review any application and
2plan submitted to determine whether that application and plan meet the criteria
3established under sub. (4). The department shall review the use of grant money
4provided under this section to ensure that the money is used according to the
5approved plan.
AB68-SSA1,1104,8 6(4) The department shall develop criteria and procedures for use in
7administering this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and
8procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
AB68-SSA1,2381 9Section 2381. 165.93 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1104,1010 165.93 (2) (title) Grants by application.
AB68-SSA1,2382 11Section 2382. 165.93 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1104,1712 165.93 (2m) Grants to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. In
13addition to the grants under sub. (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (e),
14the department shall provide a grant of $100,000 annually to the Wisconsin Coalition
15Against Sexual Assault to provide services for sexual assault victims and to provide
16training and technical assistance to sexual assault programs across the state. The
17Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault may also apply for grants under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,2383 18Section 2383 . 165.932 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1104,19 19165.932 Victim services; grants. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB68-SSA1,1104,2020 (a) “Department" means the department of justice.
AB68-SSA1,1104,2121 (b) “Victim" has the meaning given in s. 950.02 (4) (a).
AB68-SSA1,1104,23 22(2) Grants. (a) The department shall provide grants to eligible organizations
23from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (ec) to provide services for victims.
AB68-SSA1,1104,2524 (b) An organization is eligible to apply for and receive a grant under this section
25if the organization meets all of the following criteria:
AB68-SSA1,1105,1
11. The organization is a nonprofit corporation or a public agency.
AB68-SSA1,1105,42 2. The organization provides or proposes to provide, either directly or through
3a contract, subcontract, service agreement, or collaborative agreement with other
4organizations, entities, or individuals, all of the following for victims:
AB68-SSA1,1105,55 a. Advocacy and counseling services.
AB68-SSA1,1105,76 b. Crisis telephone line services on a 24 hours per day and 7 days per week
7basis.
AB68-SSA1,1105,98 c. Professional education about intervention for victims and community
9education programs for the prevention of crime.
AB68-SSA1,1105,1310 d. Services for persons living in rural areas, children, elderly persons,
11physically disabled persons, minority groups, and other groups of victims that have
12special needs. This subd. 2. d. does not require the applicant to provide services to
13any group of persons that does not reside in the applicant's service area.
AB68-SSA1,1105,1514 3. The organization does not receive more than 70 percent of its operating
15budget from grants under this section.
AB68-SSA1,1105,1816 4. The organization does not provide all of its services under subd. 2. a. to d.
17by contract, subcontract, service agreement, or collaborative agreement with other
18organizations, entities, or individuals.
AB68-SSA1,1105,2019 (c) Whenever the department reviews applications for grants under this
20section, the department shall consider all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1105,2221 1. The need for victim services in the community in which the applicant
22provides services or proposes to provide services.
AB68-SSA1,1105,2423 2. The degree to which the applicant's services or proposed services are
24coordinated with other resources in the community and state.
AB68-SSA1,1105,2525 3. The needs of urban and rural communities.
AB68-SSA1,1106,1
14. The needs of existing and proposed programs and services.
AB68-SSA1,1106,4 2(3) Reporting requirements. An organization that receives a grant under this
3section shall report all of the following information to the department for each fiscal
4year covered by the grant:
AB68-SSA1,1106,65 (a) The total expenditures that the organization made on victim services in the
6period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year.
AB68-SSA1,1106,97 (b) The number of persons served by general type of victim services provided
8in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year. The
9department shall identify for organizations the general types of services provided.
AB68-SSA1,1106,1210 (c) The number of persons who requested victim services in the period for which
11the grant was provided during that fiscal year but who did not receive the victim
12services that the persons requested.
AB68-SSA1,1106,15 13(4) List of eligible organizations. (a) The department shall certify to the
14elections commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address
15of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,1106,1816 (b) The department shall make available to law enforcement agencies a current
17list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive
18grants under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,2384 19Section 2384. 165.95 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1106,21 20165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant
21program.
AB68-SSA1,2385 22Section 2385 . 165.95 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1106,2523 165.95 (1) (ac) “Evidence-based practice" means a practice that has been
24developed using research to determine its efficacy for achieving positive measurable
25outcomes, including reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.
AB68-SSA1,2386
1Section 2386. 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1107,92 165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes
3to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred
4prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that
5provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who
6abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from
7the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (ek), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department
8of justice shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family
9services in establishing this grant program.
AB68-SSA1,2387 10Section 2387. 165.95 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1107,1311 165.95 (2r) Any county or tribe that receives a grant under this section on or
12after January 1, 2012,
shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 10 percent
13of the amount of the grant.
AB68-SSA1,2388 14Section 2388. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2389 15Section 2389 . 165.95 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1107,1916 165.95 (3) (ag) The program operates within the continuum from arrest to
17discharge from supervision and provides an alternative to prosecution, revocation,
18or incarceration through the use of pre-charge and post-charge diversion programs
19or treatment courts and community-based corrections.
AB68-SSA1,2390 20Section 2390 . 165.95 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,221 165.95 (3) (b) The program employs evidence-based practices and is designed
22to promote and facilitate the implementation of effective criminal justice policies and
23practices that maximize justice and
public and victim safety, reduce prison and jail
24populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, and reduce recidivism, and

1improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of
2participants
.
AB68-SSA1,2391 3Section 2391 . 165.95 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,64 165.95 (3) (bd) The program identifies each target population served by the
5program and identifies the evidence-based practices the program employs for each
6target population it serves.
AB68-SSA1,2392 7Section 2392 . 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,138 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. If the program is administered by a tribe, the criminal justice
9oversight committee shall consist of a representative of the judiciary, a
10representative of criminal prosecution and criminal defense, a social services
11provider, a behavioral health treatment provider, a law enforcement officer, a
12representative of corrections, and other members that the oversight committee
13determines are appropriate to the program.
AB68-SSA1,2393 14Section 2393. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,1815 165.95 (3) (d) Services provided under the program are consistent with
16evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as
17determined by the department of health services,
and the program provides
18intensive case management.
AB68-SSA1,2394 19Section 2394. 165.95 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,2120 165.95 (3) (e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote
21successful substance abuse treatment success.
AB68-SSA1,2395 22Section 2395 . 165.95 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1109,523 165.95 (3) (g) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services
24provided to program participants by state and local government agencies , tribes, and
25other organizations. The program shall require regular communication and

1coordination
among a participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other
2service providers, the case manager, and any person designated under the program
3to monitor the person's compliance with his or her obligations under the program,
4and any probation, extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the
5participant.
AB68-SSA1,2396 6Section 2396 . 165.95 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1109,107 165.95 (3) (h) The program provides substance abuse and mental health
8treatment
services through providers that who use evidence-based practices in the
9delivery of services and, where applicable, who
are certified by the department of
10health services
or licensed to provide the services approved under the program.
AB68-SSA1,2397 11Section 2397 . 165.95 (3) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3d) and
12amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1109,1713 165.95 (3d) The A program requires that receives a grant under this section
14may require
participants to pay a reasonable amount for their treatment, based on
15their income and available assets, and pursues and uses all possible resources
16available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid programs, including
17cash, vouchers, and direct services.
AB68-SSA1,2398 18Section 2398. 165.95 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1110,219 165.95 (3) (j) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in
20collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state
21public defender, local and, if applicable, tribal law enforcement officials, county
22agencies and, if applicable, tribal agencies responsible for providing social services,
23including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction substance use
24disorder
, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the

1departments of corrections, children and families, and health services, private social
2services agencies, and substance abuse use disorder treatment providers.
AB68-SSA1,2399 3Section 2399 . 165.95 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1110,64 165.95 (3) (k) The county or tribe complies with other eligibility requirements
5established by the department of justice to promote the objectives listed in pars. (a)
6and (b)
this subsection.
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