Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,1559,22 (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-SSA1,1559,24 (d) The victim shall be given the opportunity to provide a statement concerning sentencing in accordance with s. 950.04 (1v) (m).

AB68-SSA1,1559,25 (e) A hearing under this subsection shall be recorded.

AB68-SSA1,1560,2 (f) The decision of the court on a petition under sub. (3) is a final adjudication subject to appeal under s. 809.30.

AB68-SSA1,1560,5 (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-SSA1,1560,9 (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-SSA1,1560,15 (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-SSA1,1560,20 (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-SSA1,1560,25 (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-SSA1,1561,4 (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-SSA1,1561,7 (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-SSA1,3454 Section 3454. 973.10 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 973.10 (2) (am) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1561,17 973.10 (2) (am) If a probationer violates the conditions of probation, the department of corrections may initiate a proceeding before the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. Unless waived by the probationer, a hearing examiner for the division shall conduct an administrative hearing and enter an order either revoking or not revoking probation. Upon request of either party, the administrator of the division shall review the order. If the probationer waives the final administrative hearing, the secretary of corrections shall enter an order either revoking or not revoking probation.

AB68-SSA1,1561,18 (bm) 2. If probation is revoked, the department shall do one of the following:

AB68-SSA1,3455 Section 3455. 973.10 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 973.10 (2) (bm) 2. a. and b.

AB68-SSA1,3456 Section 3456 . 973.10 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1561,23 973.10 (2) (bm) 1. Probation may not be revoked unless one of the following applies:

AB68-SSA1,1561,24 a. The person committed 3 or more independent violations while on probation.

AB68-SSA1,1562,2 b. The condition that the person violated was a condition that the person not contact any specified individual.

AB68-SSA1,1562,3 c. The person was required to register as a sex offender under s. 301.45.

AB68-SSA1,1562,5 d. When the person violated the condition of probation, the person also allegedly committed a crime.

AB68-SSA1,1562,7 e. The person failed to report or make himself or herself available for supervision for a period of more than 60 consecutive days.

AB68-SSA1,3457 Section 3457 . 973.10 (2s) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3458 Section 3458. 973.15 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1562,12 973.15 (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-SSA1,3459 Section 3459. 973.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1562,17 973.15 (5) A convicted offender who is made available to another jurisdiction under ch. 976 or in any other lawful manner shall be credited with service of his or her Wisconsin sentence or commitment under the terms of s. ss. 973.155 and 973.156 for the duration of custody in the other jurisdiction.

AB68-SSA1,3460 Section 3460 . 973.155 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1562,23 973.155 (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-SSA1,3461 Section 3461. 973.156 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1563,3 973.156 Earned compliance credit. (1) In this section, “qualifying offense” means a crime other than a violation of ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095.

AB68-SSA1,1563,10 (2) Upon the revocation of extended supervision under s. 302.113 (9) or parole under s. 302.11 (7), a person shall be given earned compliance credit toward the service of his or her sentence for a qualifying offense for each day that the person spent on extended supervision or parole without violating a condition or rule of extended supervision or parole prior to the violation that resulted in the revocation. A person may not be given earned compliance credit for any time between the date of the most recent violation and the date of the revocation.

AB68-SSA1,1563,12 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is required to register under s. 301.45.

AB68-SSA1,1563,15 (4) If a person is serving more than one sentence, earned compliance credit under sub. (2) is earned only for the time spent on extended supervision or parole for qualifying offenses.

AB68-SSA1,1563,17 (5) The amount of the credit under sub. (2) shall be calculated and applied by the appropriate reviewing authority under s. 302.11 (7) (am) or 302.113 (9) (am) 1.

AB68-SSA1,3462 Section 3462 . 973.176 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1563,23 973.176 (1) Firearm possession. Whenever a court imposes a sentence or places a defendant on probation regarding a felony conviction or regarding a conviction for a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2), the court shall inform the defendant of the requirements and penalties applicable to him or her under s. 941.29 (1m) or (4m).

AB68-SSA1,3463 Section 3463. 973.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1564,4 973.25 (1) (a) “Certificate of qualification for employment” means a certificate issued by the council on offender employment that provides an offender with relief from a collateral sanction, except that it does not provide relief from s. 48.685 (5m), 50.065 (4m), or 111.335 (3) (a) (ar), (b), (c), or (e) or (4) (h) or (i).

AB68-SSA1,3464 Section 3464 . 977.05 (4) (i) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1564,6 977.05 (4) (i) 10. Cases involving youthful offenders under s. 973.018 (3).

AB68-SSA1,3465 Section 3465 . 977.08 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1564,13 977.08 (4s) Beginning on July 1, 2023, and biennially on July 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the rates established under sub. (4m) (d) shall be adjusted by a percentage equal to the average of the consumer price index over the preceding 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the federal department of labor, except that the percentage under this subsection may not be less than zero.

AB68-SSA1,3466 Section 3466. 978.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1564,24 978.03 (1m) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 may appoint 3 4 deputy district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505. The district attorney shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying out duties under this section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any duty of the district attorney, under the district attorney's direction. In the absence or disability of the district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.

AB68-SSA1,3467 Section 3467 . 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1565,13 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 89.08, 103.50 (8), 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

AB68-SSA1,3468 Section 3468. 978.07 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1565,21 978.07 (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-SSA1,3469 Section 3469. 990.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1566,2 990.01 (2) Acquire. “Acquire," when used in connection with a grant of power to any person, includes the acquisition by purchase, grant, gift or bequest. It includes the power to condemn only in the cases specified in s. 32.02 and subject to the limitations under s. 32.015.

AB68-SSA1,3470 Section 3470 . 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1566,7 990.01 (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-SSA1,3471 Section 3471 . 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1566,12 990.01 (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-SSA1,3472 Section 3472 . 990.01 (22m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1566,16 990.01 (22m) Natural parent. “Natural parent" means a parent of a child who is not an adoptive parent, whether the parent is biologically related to the child or not.

AB68-SSA1,3473 Section 3473 . 990.01 (39) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1566,19 990.01 (39) Spouses. “Spouses" means 2 individuals of the same sex or different sexes who are legally married to each other.

AB68-SSA1,3474 Section 3474 . 990.01 (40m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1566,22 990.01 (40m) Stepparent. “Stepparent" means a person who is the spouse of a child's parent and who is not also a parent of the child.

AB68-SSA1,3475 Section 3475. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (1) (a), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1567,13 [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-SSA1,3476 Section 3476. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (2) (a), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1567,22 [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-SSA1,3477 Section 3477. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 110 (7), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1568,6 [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-SSA1,3478 Section 3478. 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, section 112 (1), as last affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1568,17 [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-SSA1,3479 Section 3479 . 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, section 44 (2) and (3) are repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3480 Section 3480. 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, section 44 (5) is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3481 Section 3481. 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, section 72 (1) (b) is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1569,3 [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-SSA1,3482 Section 3482. 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, section 74 (1) is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1569,10 [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-SSA1,3483 Section 3483 . 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, sections 202e, 202g, 1646t to 1646y, 1655g to 1655j, 1806f and 9439 (4t) are repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3484 Section 3484. 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, sections 235 and 9427 (2) are repealed.

AB68-SSA1,3485 Section 3485. DCF 120.03 (3) of the administrative code is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1569,18 DCF 120.03 (3) “Emergency assistance group" or “group" means “family” as referred to defined in s. 49.138 (1d) (am), Stats., and includes one or more dependent children as defined by s. 49.141 (1) (c), Stats., and a qualified caretaker relative with whom the child is living or was living at the time the emergency occurred.

AB68-SSA1,3486 Section 3486. DCF 120.05 (1) (c) of the administrative code is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1570,2 DCF 120.05 (1) (c) The If the emergency assistance group includes a child, the child for whom assistance is requested is or, within 6 months prior to the month of application for emergency assistance, was living with a qualified caretaker relative in a place of residence maintained as the caretaker relative's own home and is anticipated to live with the qualified caretaker relative in the month following the application date.

AB68-SSA1,3487 Section 3487. DCF 120.05 (1) (d) of the administrative code is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1570,7 DCF 120.05 (1) (d) Assistance is needed to avoid destitution of the child or individual aged 18 to 24 or to provide a living arrangement for the child or the individual aged 18 to 24 in a home.

AB68-SSA1,3488 Section 3488. DCF 120.05 (1) (e) of the administrative code is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1570,13 DCF 120.05 (1) (e) The child's destitution of the child or individual aged 18 to 24 or need for living arrangements did not result from the child , the individual aged 18 to 24, or a qualified caretaker relative refusing without good cause to accept employment or training for employment.

AB68-SSA1,3489 Section 3489. DCF 120.05 (3) (e) of the administrative code is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1570,18 DCF 120.05 (3) (e) During a national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 or a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10, Stats., the family is delinquent on a rent payment, a mortgage payment, or a property tax payment.

AB68-SSA1,3490 Section 3490. DCF 120.06 (1) (intro.) of the administrative code is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1570,25 DCF 120.06 (1) Income. (intro.) The gross income of the emergency assistance group may not exceed 115% 200% of the poverty line. The agency shall determine the amount of income available to the group in accordance with s. DCF 101.09 (3) (b), except any of the following grants received in the month of the emergency is not counted: