Amendment ASA1-AB85

AB85-ASA1,14,3 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500.

AB85-ASA1,14,5 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600.

AB85-ASA1,14,9 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

AB85-ASA1,48 Section 48. 758.19 (5) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB85-ASA1,14,14 758.19 (5) (bn) No later than January 1, 2027, and by every January 1 and July 1 thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB85-ASA1,14,15 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500.

AB85-ASA1,14,17 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600.

AB85-ASA1,14,21 3. If, after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2., the total of a county’s payments equals less than 50 percent of the sum the county received as grants in calendar year 2026 under s. 165.95, 2023 stats., and s. 165.955, 2023 stats., an additional payment for such a difference.

AB85-ASA1,15,2 4. In addition to the payments under subds. 1. and 3., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1., 2., and 3.

AB85-ASA1,49 Section 49. 758.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB85-ASA1,15,7 758.19 (5) (d) For payments under pars. (b), (bf), (bm), and (bn), for counties that share the services of one or more circuit court branches, the director of state courts shall annually determine the proportional share of that circuit court branch for each county on the basis of the circuit court branch caseload in each county.

AB85-ASA1,50 Section 50. 758.19 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB85-ASA1,15,12 758.19 (5) (g) A county that fails to meet the requirements under s. 165.95 (2m) is not eligible for a payment under par. (bn) until the county establishes an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program described under s. 165.95 (3).

AB85-ASA1,51 Section 51. 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85-ASA1,15,17 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. The state board or agency, agency of another state, law enforcement agency, or prosecutorial unit makes a written request for the record and is monitoring the patient as part of a drug court, as defined in s. 165.955 (1), 2023 stats.

AB85-ASA1,52 Section 52. 961.41 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85-ASA1,15,22 961.41 (5) (c) 2. All moneys in excess of $850,000 and up to $1,275,000 plus one-third of moneys in excess of $1,275,000 collected in each fiscal year from drug surcharges under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) 20.625 (1) (kv).

AB85-ASA1,53 Section 53. 961.472 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85-ASA1,16,2 961.472 (5) (b) The person is participating in 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).

AB85-ASA1,54 Section 54. 967.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85-ASA1,16,6 967.11 (1) In this section, “approved substance abuse treatment program” means 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).

AB85-ASA1,55 Section 55. 973.043 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85-ASA1,16,11 973.043 (3) All moneys collected from drug offender diversion surcharges shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) 20.625 (1) (kv) and used for the purpose of making grants payments to counties under that comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3).

AB85-ASA1,56 Section 56. 973.155 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85-ASA1,16,17 973.155 (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.

AB85-ASA1,57 Section 57. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB85-ASA1,17,2 (1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program; administration. Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for purposes of the 2027 biennial budget act, the department of administration shall submit information concerning the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) as though the total amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) for the 2026-27 fiscal year was $142,500 more than the total amount that was actually appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

AB85-ASA1,17,5 (2) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program; justice. Notwithstanding s. 165.95 (7) and (7m), the department of justice may not make any grants for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027.

AB85-ASA1,17,15 (3) Alternatives to incarceration grant program position transfers to supreme court. On January 1, 2027, 3.0 FTE GPR positions in the department of justice, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (a), that administer the alternative to incarceration grant program and the incumbent employees holding those positions are transferred to the supreme court. Employees transferred under this subsection have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 under the supreme court that they enjoyed in the department of justice immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under this subsection who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB85-ASA1,58 Section 58. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB85-ASA1,17,20 (1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program; tribes. The treatment of ss. 16.075 and 20.505 (1) (cb) takes effect on January 1, 2027.

AB85-ASA1,17,23 (2) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. The treatment of ss. 758.19 (5) (g) and 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. takes effect on January 1, 2027.

AB85-ASA1,18,5 (3) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration and drug court grant programs. The treatment of ss. 20.455 (2) (eg), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv), 20.505 (1) (id) 5., 46.47 (1) (b), 165.25 (10m) (intro.), 165.95 (title), (1) (ac), (2), (2m), (2r), (3) (intro.), (a), (ag), (b), (bd), (cm) 2., (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k), (5) (a), (b), and (bg), (5m), (5p) (a) and (b), (6), (7), (7m), (8), (9), and (10), 165.955, 961.41 (5) (c) 2., and 973.043 (3) take effect on January 1, 2027.

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