8. Ensures that efforts to minimize the impact on an offender’s family are made when applying the sanctions.
(c) Perform reviews of sanctions imposed under the system to assess disparities among sanctions, to evaluate the effectiveness of sanctions, and to monitor the impact of sanctions on the number and type of revocations for violations.
Section 301.08(1)(c)5: The department shall promulgate rules for fees, collections, reporting and verification regarding probationers, parolees and persons on extended supervision supervised by a vendor who contracts with the department under subd. 2. and shall promulgate rules defining “administrative supervision” and “minimum supervision”. Section 301.08(2)(em)6: The department, in consultation with the department of health services and the department of children and families, shall promulgate rules to implement this paragraph including all of the following: (a) Requiring that contracts for rate-based services under this subsection allow a provider to retain from any surplus revenue up to 5 percent of the total revenue received under the contract, or a different percentage rate determined by the department. The percentage rate established under this subd. 6.a. shall apply uniformly to all rate-based service contracts under this paragraph.
(b) Establishing a procedure for reviewing rate-based service contracts to determine whether a contract complies with the provisions of this paragraph.
Section 301.068(5): The department shall provide to probation, extended supervision, and parole agents training and skill development in reducing offenders’ risk of reoffending and intervention techniques and shall by rule set forth requirements for the training and skill development. The department shall develop policies to guide probation, extended supervision, and parole agents in the supervision and revocation of offenders on probation, extended supervision, and parole and develop practices regarding alternatives to revocation of probation, extended supervision, or parole. To the extent practicable, the department shall incorporate the practices into the system developed under s. 301.03(3)(a). 4. ESTIMATE OF AMOUNT OF TIME THAT STATE EMPLOYEES WILL SPEND DEVELOPING THE RULE AND OTHER RESOURCES NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE RULE.
The Department estimates that it will take approximately 300 hours to develop this rule, including drafting the rule and complying with rulemaking requirements.
5. LIST WITH DESCRIPTION OF ALL ENTITIES THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED RULE.
Rule revisions will primarily affect persons on community supervision, potential vendors and DOC staff.
6. SUMMARY AND PRELIMINARY COMPARISON WITH ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED FEDERAL REGULATION THAT IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE ACTIVITIES TO BE REGULATED BY THE PROPOSED RULE.
No federal regulations are affected or have an effect on the proposed changes.
7. ANTICIPATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMPLEMENTING THE RULE. NOTE IF THE RULE IS LIKELY TO HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES.
Rule changes will likely have no economic impact on DOC or on small businesses.
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