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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.
AB68-SSA1,2400 7Section 2400 . 165.95 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3) (cm)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1110,139 165.95 (3) (cm) (intro.) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section
10shall create an
The program identifies a criminal justice oversight committee to
11develop and implement the program design and advise the county or tribe in
12administering and evaluating its program. Each The membership of each criminal
13justice oversight committee shall be as follows:
AB68-SSA1,1110,25 141. If the program is administered by a county, or by a county and a tribe
15pursuant to sub. (6), the criminal justice oversight
committee shall consist of a circuit
16court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or
17his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county,
18a representative of the tribe, if applicable, a representative of each other county
19agency and, if applicable, tribal agency responsible for providing social services,
20including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works
21program,
representatives of the department of corrections and department of health
22services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of
23substance abuse behavioral health treatment providers, and other members to be
24determined by the county or tribe
the oversight committee determines are
25appropriate for the program
.
AB68-SSA1,2401
1Section 2401 . 165.95 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (5) (ag) and
2amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1111,73 165.95 (5) (ag) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section shall
4comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the department of
5justice and to the criminal justice oversight committee created under par. (a)
6identified in sub. (3) (cm) regarding the impact of the program on jail and prison
7populations and
its progress in attaining the goals specified in sub. (3) (b) and (f).
AB68-SSA1,2402 8Section 2402 . 165.95 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2403 9Section 2403 . 165.95 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1111,1610 165.95 (6) A county or tribe may, with one or more other counties or tribes,
11jointly apply for and receive a grant under this section. Upon submitting a joint
12application, each county or tribe shall include with the application a written
13agreement specifying each tribe's and each county department's role in developing,
14administering, and evaluating the program. The criminal justice oversight
15committee established under sub. (5) (a) identified in sub. (3) (cm) shall consist of
16representatives from each county or tribe that participates in the program.
AB68-SSA1,2404 17Section 2404. 165.95 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1111,2218 165.95 (7) Grants provided under this section shall be provided on a calendar
19year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the department of justice decides to make
20a grant to a county or tribe under this section, the department of justice shall notify
21the county or tribe of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than
22September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made
.
AB68-SSA1,2405 23Section 2405. 165.95 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1112,324 165.95 (7m) Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 2021-22, the department of
25justice shall, every 5 4 years, make grants under this section available to any county

1or tribe on a competitive basis. A county or tribe may apply for a grant under this
2subsection regardless of whether the county or tribe has received a grant previously
3under this section.
AB68-SSA1,2406 4Section 2406. 165.987 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1112,125 165.987 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (ep) and (kj), the
6department of justice shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a
7contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of
8750,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive
9activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and
10employment programs. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a
11contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without
12accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
AB68-SSA1,2407 13Section 2407. 165.987 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1113,214 165.987 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (ep) and (kj) the
15department of justice shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a
16contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each
17fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in
18Kenosha County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an
19organization to provide services in Brown County, and from the appropriation under
20s. 20.455 (2) (ep) and (kj), the department shall allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year
21to enter into a contract with an organization, for the diversion of youths from gang
22activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational,
23recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse
24education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth
25diversion program. Notwithstanding s. 16.75, the department may enter into a

1contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without
2accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
AB68-SSA1,2408 3Section 2408. 165.988 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1113,10 4165.988 Violence interruption grant program. From the appropriation
5accounts under s. 20.455 (2) (eq) and (ks), the department shall provide grants to
6community organizations that are utilizing evidence-based outreach and violence
7interruption strategies to mediate conflicts, prevent retaliation and other potentially
8violent situations, and connect individuals to community supports. Of the grants
9provided under this section, $500,000 annually shall be provided to community
10organizations in the city of Milwaukee.
AB68-SSA1,2409 11Section 2409 . 175.33 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1113,12 12175.33 Transfer of firearms. (1) In this section:
AB68-SSA1,1113,1413 (a) “Family member" means a spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child, or
14grandchild. The relationship may be by blood, marriage, or adoption.
AB68-SSA1,1113,1515 (b) “Firearm” includes the frame or receiver of a firearm.
AB68-SSA1,1113,1616 (c) “Firearms dealer" has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (ar).
AB68-SSA1,1113,1717 (d) “Transfer” has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (br).
AB68-SSA1,1113,19 18(2) No person may transfer ownership of a firearm, or be transferred ownership
19of a firearm, unless one of the following applies:
AB68-SSA1,1113,2020 (a) The transferor is a firearms dealer.
AB68-SSA1,1113,2221 (b) The transferor makes the transfer to or through a firearms dealer and
22obtains a receipt under s. 175.35 (2j) (b).
AB68-SSA1,1113,2423 (c) The transfer of ownership of the firearm is one of the transfers listed under
24s. 175.35 (2t).
AB68-SSA1,1114,3
1(d) The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm to a family member
2by gift, bequest, or inheritance, the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a
3firearm under s. 941.29 or federal law, and the transferee is at least 18 years of age.
AB68-SSA1,1114,7 4(3) Any person who intentionally violates sub. (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor
5and shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned
6for not more than 9 months. The person is also prohibited under s. 941.29 from
7possessing a firearm for a period of 2 years.
AB68-SSA1,2410 8Section 2410 . 175.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1114,9 9175.35 (title) Purchase Transfer of handguns firearms.
AB68-SSA1,2411 10Section 2411 . 175.35 (1) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1115,211 175.35 (1) (at) “Firearms restrictions record search" means a search of
12department of justice records to determine whether a person seeking to purchase be
13transferred
a handgun firearm is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s.
14941.29. “Firearms restrictions record search" includes a criminal history record
15search, a search to determine whether a person is prohibited from possessing a
16firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 2007 stats., a search in the national instant
17criminal background check system to determine whether a person has been ordered
18not to possess a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 51.45 (13) (i) 1., 54.10 (3) (f) 1., or
1955.12 (10) (a), a search to determine whether the person is subject to an injunction
20under s. 813.12 or 813.122, or a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued
21by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band,
22except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the
23respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under s.
24941.29 and that has been filed with the circuit court under s. 813.128 (3g), and a

1search to determine whether the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm
2under s. 813.123 (5m), 813.124 (2t) or (3), or 813.125 (4m).
AB68-SSA1,2412 3Section 2412 . 175.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2413 4Section 2413 . 175.35 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1115,65 175.35 (1) (br) “Transfer” includes to sell, assign, pledge, lease, loan, give away,
6or otherwise dispose of.
AB68-SSA1,2414 7Section 2414 . 175.35 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 175.35 (2) (am)
8and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1115,129 175.35 (2) (am) When a firearms dealer sells transfers a handgun firearm,
10including the frame or receiver of a firearm
, he or she may not transfer possession
11of that handgun firearm to any other person until all of the following have occurred:
12requirements under par. (cm) have been met.
AB68-SSA1,2415 13Section 2415 . 175.35 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are renumbered
14175.35 (2) (cm) 1., 2., 3. and 4.
AB68-SSA1,2416 15Section 2416 . 175.35 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1115,1816 175.35 (2) (bm) When a person transfers a firearm, including the frame or
17receiver of a firearm, through a firearms dealer, the transfer of possession of that
18firearm may not be made until all of the requirements of par. (cm) have been met.
AB68-SSA1,2417 19Section 2417 . 175.35 (2) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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