Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,1103,10 (d) Includes other best practices that the board identifies.

AB68-SSA1,2380 Section 2380. 165.895 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1103,13 165.895 Alternative emergency response and 911 diversion grants. (1) In this section:

AB68-SSA1,1103,14 (a) “Local health department” has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4).

AB68-SSA1,1103,15 (b) “Public safety answering point” has the meaning given in s. 256.35 (1) (gm).

AB68-SSA1,1103,18 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (dm), the department shall provide grants to counties having a population of 750,000 or more to be used for any of the following purposes:

AB68-SSA1,1103,21 (a) For contracts between local health departments and nonprofit organizations to increase the capacity of behavioral crisis support services for nonemergency behavioral health issues.

AB68-SSA1,1103,23 (b) For research, design, and personnel costs associated with creating programs to divert behavioral health services from public safety answering points.

AB68-SSA1,1104,5 (3) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a county must submit an application for a grant to the department that includes a proposed plan for expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review any application and plan submitted to determine whether that application and plan meet the criteria established under sub. (4). The department shall review the use of grant money provided under this section to ensure that the money is used according to the approved plan.

AB68-SSA1,1104,8 (4) The department shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.

AB68-SSA1,2381 Section 2381. 165.93 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1104,10 165.93 (2) (title) Grants by application.

AB68-SSA1,2382 Section 2382. 165.93 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1104,17 165.93 (2m) Grants to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. In addition to the grants under sub. (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (e), the department shall provide a grant of $100,000 annually to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault to provide services for sexual assault victims and to provide training and technical assistance to sexual assault programs across the state. The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault may also apply for grants under sub. (2).

AB68-SSA1,2383 Section 2383 . 165.932 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1104,19 165.932 Victim services; grants. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68-SSA1,1104,20 (a) “Department" means the department of justice.

AB68-SSA1,1104,21 (b) “Victim" has the meaning given in s. 950.02 (4) (a).

AB68-SSA1,1104,23 (2) Grants. (a) The department shall provide grants to eligible organizations from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (ec) to provide services for victims.

AB68-SSA1,1104,25 (b) An organization is eligible to apply for and receive a grant under this section if the organization meets all of the following criteria:

AB68-SSA1,1105,1 1. The organization is a nonprofit corporation or a public agency.

AB68-SSA1,1105,4 2. The organization provides or proposes to provide, either directly or through a contract, subcontract, service agreement, or collaborative agreement with other organizations, entities, or individuals, all of the following for victims:

AB68-SSA1,1105,5 a. Advocacy and counseling services.

AB68-SSA1,1105,7 b. Crisis telephone line services on a 24 hours per day and 7 days per week basis.

AB68-SSA1,1105,9 c. Professional education about intervention for victims and community education programs for the prevention of crime.

AB68-SSA1,1105,13 d. Services for persons living in rural areas, children, elderly persons, physically disabled persons, minority groups, and other groups of victims that have special needs. This subd. 2. d. does not require the applicant to provide services to any group of persons that does not reside in the applicant's service area.

AB68-SSA1,1105,15 3. The organization does not receive more than 70 percent of its operating budget from grants under this section.

AB68-SSA1,1105,18 4. The organization does not provide all of its services under subd. 2. a. to d. by contract, subcontract, service agreement, or collaborative agreement with other organizations, entities, or individuals.

AB68-SSA1,1105,20 (c) Whenever the department reviews applications for grants under this section, the department shall consider all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1105,22 1. The need for victim services in the community in which the applicant provides services or proposes to provide services.

AB68-SSA1,1105,24 2. The degree to which the applicant's services or proposed services are coordinated with other resources in the community and state.

AB68-SSA1,1105,25 3. The needs of urban and rural communities.

AB68-SSA1,1106,1 4. The needs of existing and proposed programs and services.

AB68-SSA1,1106,4 (3) Reporting requirements. An organization that receives a grant under this section shall report all of the following information to the department for each fiscal year covered by the grant:

AB68-SSA1,1106,6 (a) The total expenditures that the organization made on victim services in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year.

AB68-SSA1,1106,9 (b) The number of persons served by general type of victim services provided in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year. The department shall identify for organizations the general types of services provided.

AB68-SSA1,1106,12 (c) The number of persons who requested victim services in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year but who did not receive the victim services that the persons requested.

AB68-SSA1,1106,15 (4) List of eligible organizations. (a) The department shall certify to the elections commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).

AB68-SSA1,1106,18 (b) The department shall make available to law enforcement agencies a current list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).

AB68-SSA1,2384 Section 2384. 165.95 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1106,21 165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant program.

AB68-SSA1,2385 Section 2385 . 165.95 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1106,25 165.95 (1) (ac) “Evidence-based practice" means a practice that has been developed using research to determine its efficacy for achieving positive measurable outcomes, including reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.

AB68-SSA1,2386 Section 2386. 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1107,9 165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (ek), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department of justice shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family services in establishing this grant program.

AB68-SSA1,2387 Section 2387. 165.95 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1107,13 165.95 (2r) Any county or tribe that receives a grant under this section on or after January 1, 2012, shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 10 percent of the amount of the grant.

AB68-SSA1,2388 Section 2388. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2389 Section 2389 . 165.95 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1107,19 165.95 (3) (ag) The program operates within the continuum from arrest to discharge from supervision and provides an alternative to prosecution, revocation, or incarceration through the use of pre-charge and post-charge diversion programs or treatment courts and community-based corrections.

AB68-SSA1,2390 Section 2390 . 165.95 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1108,2 165.95 (3) (b) The program employs evidence-based practices and is designed to promote and facilitate the implementation of effective criminal justice policies and practices that maximize justice and public and victim safety, reduce prison and jail populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, and reduce recidivism, and improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of participants.

AB68-SSA1,2391 Section 2391 . 165.95 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1108,6 165.95 (3) (bd) The program identifies each target population served by the program and identifies the evidence-based practices the program employs for each target population it serves.

AB68-SSA1,2392 Section 2392 . 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1108,13 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. If the program is administered by a tribe, the criminal justice oversight committee shall consist of a representative of the judiciary, a representative of criminal prosecution and criminal defense, a social services provider, a behavioral health treatment provider, a law enforcement officer, a representative of corrections, and other members that the oversight committee determines are appropriate to the program.

AB68-SSA1,2393 Section 2393. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1108,18 165.95 (3) (d) Services provided under the program are consistent with evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as determined by the department of health services, and the program provides intensive case management.

AB68-SSA1,2394 Section 2394. 165.95 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1108,21 165.95 (3) (e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote successful substance abuse treatment success.

AB68-SSA1,2395 Section 2395 . 165.95 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1109,5 165.95 (3) (g) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services provided to program participants by state and local government agencies , tribes, and other organizations. The program shall require regular communication and coordination among a participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other service providers, the case manager, and any person designated under the program to monitor the person's compliance with his or her obligations under the program, and any probation, extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the participant.

AB68-SSA1,2396 Section 2396 . 165.95 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1109,10 165.95 (3) (h) The program provides substance abuse and mental health treatment services through providers that who use evidence-based practices in the delivery of services and, where applicable, who are certified by the department of health services or licensed to provide the services approved under the program.

AB68-SSA1,2397 Section 2397 . 165.95 (3) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3d) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1109,17 165.95 (3d) The A program requires that receives a grant under this section may require participants to pay a reasonable amount for their treatment, based on their income and available assets, and pursues and uses all possible resources available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid programs, including cash, vouchers, and direct services.

AB68-SSA1,2398 Section 2398. 165.95 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1110,2 165.95 (3) (j) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state public defender, local and, if applicable, tribal law enforcement officials, county agencies and, if applicable, tribal agencies responsible for providing social services, including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction substance use disorder, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the departments of corrections, children and families, and health services, private social services agencies, and substance abuse use disorder treatment providers.

AB68-SSA1,2399 Section 2399 . 165.95 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1110,6 165.95 (3) (k) The county or tribe complies with other eligibility requirements established by the department of justice to promote the objectives listed in pars. (a) and (b) this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,2400 Section 2400 . 165.95 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3) (cm) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1110,13 165.95 (3) (cm) (intro.) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section shall create an The program identifies a criminal justice oversight committee to develop and implement the program design and advise the county or tribe in administering and evaluating its program. Each The membership of each criminal justice oversight committee shall be as follows:

AB68-SSA1,1110,25 1. If the program is administered by a county, or by a county and a tribe pursuant to sub. (6), the criminal justice oversight committee shall consist of a circuit court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county, a representative of the tribe, if applicable, a representative of each other county agency and, if applicable, tribal agency responsible for providing social services, including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, representatives of the department of corrections and department of health services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of substance abuse behavioral health treatment providers, and other members to be determined by the county or tribe the oversight committee determines are appropriate for the program.

AB68-SSA1,2401 Section 2401 . 165.95 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (5) (ag) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1111,7 165.95 (5) (ag) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section shall comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the department of justice and to the criminal justice oversight committee created under par. (a) identified in sub. (3) (cm) regarding the impact of the program on jail and prison populations and its progress in attaining the goals specified in sub. (3) (b) and (f).

AB68-SSA1,2402 Section 2402 . 165.95 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2403 Section 2403 . 165.95 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1111,16 165.95 (6) A county or tribe may, with one or more other counties or tribes, jointly apply for and receive a grant under this section. Upon submitting a joint application, each county or tribe shall include with the application a written agreement specifying each tribe's and each county department's role in developing, administering, and evaluating the program. The criminal justice oversight committee established under sub. (5) (a) identified in sub. (3) (cm) shall consist of representatives from each county or tribe that participates in the program.

AB68-SSA1,2404 Section 2404. 165.95 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1111,22 165.95 (7) Grants provided under this section shall be provided on a calendar year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the department of justice decides to make a grant to a county or tribe under this section, the department of justice shall notify the county or tribe of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made.

AB68-SSA1,2405 Section 2405. 165.95 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1112,3 165.95 (7m) Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 2021-22, the department of justice shall, every 5 4 years, make grants under this section available to any county or tribe on a competitive basis. A county or tribe may apply for a grant under this subsection regardless of whether the county or tribe has received a grant previously under this section.

AB68-SSA1,2406 Section 2406. 165.987 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1112,12 165.987 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (ep) and (kj), the department of justice shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of 750,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.

AB68-SSA1,2407 Section 2407. 165.987 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1113,2 165.987 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (ep) and (kj) the department of justice shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Kenosha County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Brown County, and from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (ep) and (kj), the department shall allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization, for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.

AB68-SSA1,2408 Section 2408. 165.988 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1113,10 165.988 Violence interruption grant program. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.455 (2) (eq) and (ks), the department shall provide grants to community organizations that are utilizing evidence-based outreach and violence interruption strategies to mediate conflicts, prevent retaliation and other potentially violent situations, and connect individuals to community supports. Of the grants provided under this section, $500,000 annually shall be provided to community organizations in the city of Milwaukee.

AB68-SSA1,2409 Section 2409 . 175.33 of the statutes is created to read: