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AB1036,23,18 18118.256 Responses to school-based behavior. (1) In this section:
AB1036,23,1919 (a) “Court” means the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 938.
AB1036,23,2120 (b) “Evidence-based intervention” means a program or practice to which any
21of the following applies:
AB1036,23,2322 1. It has had multiple randomized control studies or a meta-analysis
23demonstrating that the program or practice is effective for a specific population.
AB1036,23,2424 2. It has been rated as effective by a standardized program evaluation tool.
AB1036,23,2525 3. It has been approved by the state superintendent.
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1(c) “Restorative justice program” means a program used or adopted by a school
2district that is designed to do all of the following:
AB1036,24,43 1. Enhance school safety, reduce school suspensions, and limit referrals to
4court.
AB1036,24,65 2. Help pupils take responsibility for and repair the harm of behavior that
6occurs in school.
AB1036,24,97 (d) “School-related offense” means habitual truancy or any of the following
8committed by a minor pupil on the property of the public school in which the minor
9pupil is enrolled during a school day or during a school-sponsored activity:
AB1036,24,1110 1. An offense that would be a misdemeanor, other than a violent misdemeanor,
11as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (b), if committed by an adult.
AB1036,24,1212 2. A violation of a civil law punishable by forfeiture.
AB1036,24,1313 3. A violation of a county, town, or other municipal ordinance.
AB1036,24,1414 4. A status offense.
AB1036,24,1615 (e) “School resource officer” means a law enforcement officer who is all of the
16following:
AB1036,24,1717 1. Trained in school-based policing and crisis response.
AB1036,24,1918 2. Employed and assigned by a law enforcement agency to work in a public
19school using a community-oriented policing approach.
AB1036,24,2120 (f) “School-sponsored activity” means an activity or event that is authorized
21by a school district and satisfies at least one of the following:
AB1036,24,2222 1. The activity or event is managed or supervised by a school district employee.
AB1036,24,2423 2. The activity or event uses school district facilities, equipment, or other school
24district resources.
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13. The school district provides substantial financial support for the activity or
2event.
AB1036,25,43 (g) “Status offense” means a violation of the law that would not be a violation
4if committed by an adult.
AB1036,25,7 5(2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (5), neither a school district employee nor a
6school resource officer may refer a minor pupil to a law enforcement agency for an
7alleged school-related offense.
AB1036,25,98 (b) For an alleged school-related offense, a school district employee or a school
9resource officer may refer a minor pupil to any of the following:
AB1036,25,1010 1. A restorative justice program.
AB1036,25,1211 2. An evidence-based intervention developed or adopted by the school district
12or county.
AB1036,25,14 13(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a school resource officer may do all of the
14following:
AB1036,25,1515 (a) Transport a minor pupil to a location as permitted by law.
AB1036,25,1616 (b) Take temporary custody of a minor as permitted by law.
AB1036,25,18 17(4) A minor pupil may be referred to an alternative intervention under sub. (2)
18(b) instead of to court or to a law enforcement agency if any of the following applies:
AB1036,25,2219 (a) A school district employee or school resource officer has cause to believe that
20the minor pupil committed a violation that would be a Class A or Class B
21misdemeanor if committed by an adult on the property of the public school in which
22the minor pupil is enrolled during a school day or during a school-sponsored activity.
AB1036,25,2523 (b) A law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a minor pupil
24committed a violation of law on the property of the public school in which the minor
25pupil is enrolled but not during the school day or during a school-sponsored event.
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1(5) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), a school district employee may refer a minor
2pupil to court for an alleged school-related offense if the minor pupil refuses to
3participate in an alternative intervention described under sub. (2) (b).
AB1036,26,74 (b) If a minor pupil is referred to court under par. (a), the school district shall
5appoint a school representative to continue to engage with the minor pupil and the
6minor pupil's family through the court process. The representative appointed under
7this paragraph may not be a school resource officer.
AB1036,26,98 (c) A school district employee shall include all of the following in its referral to
9the court:
AB1036,26,1010 1. Attendance records for the pupil.
AB1036,26,1211 2. A report of alternative interventions offered to the pupil before referral to
12the court, including any outcomes.
AB1036,26,1513 3. The name and contact information of the representative assigned by the
14school district to participate in the court process with the minor and the minor's
15family.
AB1036,26,1616 4. Any other information the school district considers relevant to the referral.
AB1036,26,1817 (d) A minor pupil who is referred to court under par. (a) may not be held in
18secured custody.
AB1036,48 19Section 48 . 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 83,
20is amended to read:
AB1036,27,821 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
2266.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
23115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,
24118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125
25to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,

1118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.256, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and
2(10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43,
3118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15)
4to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37),
5(37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a
61st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this
7chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred
8to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB1036,49 9Section 49 . 125.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,27,1310 125.07 (4) (d) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of
11disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against
12the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation
13under s. 938.344 (3).
AB1036,50 14Section 50 . 125.07 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,27,1615 125.07 (4) (e) 1. In this paragraph, “defendant" means a person found guilty
16of violating par. (a) or (b) who is 17, 18, 19 or 20 an adult under 21 years of age.
AB1036,51 17Section 51 . 125.085 (3) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,27,2118 125.085 (3) (bt) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of
19disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against
20the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation
21under s. 938.344 (3).
AB1036,52 22Section 52 . 165.83 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,27,2423 165.83 (1) (c) 1. An act that is committed by a person who has attained the age
24of 17
an adult and that is a felony or a misdemeanor.
AB1036,53 25Section 53 . 165.83 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1165.83 (1) (c) 2. An act that is committed by a person minor who has attained
2the age of 10 but who has not attained the age of 17 and that would be a felony or
3misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
AB1036,54 4Section 54 . 301.12 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,28,75 301.12 (2m) The liability specified in sub. (2) shall not apply to persons 17 and
6older
adults receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by prisons
7named in s. 302.01.
AB1036,55 8Section 55 . 301.12 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,28,199 301.12 (14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person
10specified in sub. (2) or s. 301.03 (18) for care and maintenance of persons under 17
11years of age
minors in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster
12homes, residential care centers for children and youth, and juvenile correctional
13institutions is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under
14s. 301.03 (18). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of
15liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (4m) or by other 3rd-party
16benefits, subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay promulgated
17by the department under s. 301.03 (18). Any liability of the resident not payable by
18any other person terminates when the resident reaches age 17 becomes an adult,
19unless the liable person has prevented payment by any act or omission.
AB1036,56 20Section 56. 301.26 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,29,1021 301.26 (4) (cm) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b), and (bm), the department
22shall transfer funds from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (cg) to the
23appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), (ho), and (hr) for the purpose of reimbursing
24juvenile correctional facilities, secured residential care centers for children and
25youth, alternate care providers, and community supervision providers for costs

1incurred beginning on July 1, 1996, for the care of any juvenile 14 years of age or over
2who has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility based on a delinquent act that
3is a violation of s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., s. 948.35, 1999 stats., or s. 948.36,
41999 stats., or s. 939.32 (1) (a), 940.03, 940.06, 940.21, 940.225 (1), 940.305, 940.31,
5941.327 (2) (b) 4., 943.02, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32 (2), 948.02 (1), 948.025 (1),
6or 948.30 (2), that is a conspiracy to commit any of those violations, or that is an
7attempted violation of s. 943.32 (2) and for the care of any juvenile 10 13 years of age
8or over who has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or secured residential
9care center for children and youth for attempting or committing a violation of s.
10940.01 or for committing a violation of s. 940.02 or 940.05.
AB1036,57 11Section 57 . 302.31 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,29,1712 302.31 (7) The temporary placement of persons in the custody of the
13department, other than persons under 17 years of age minors, and persons who have
14attained the age of 17 years but have not attained
adults under the age of 25 years
15who are under the supervision of the department under s. 938.355 (4) and who have
16been taken into custody pending revocation of community supervision or aftercare
17supervision under s. 938.357 (5) (e).
AB1036,58 18Section 58 . 938.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,29,2219 938.02 (1) “Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that
20for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated
21any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “ adult"

22means a person who has attained 17 years of age.
AB1036,59 23Section 59. 938.02 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,30,224 938.02 (3m) “Delinquent" means a juvenile who is 10 13 years of age or older
25who has violated any state or federal criminal law, except as provided in ss. 938.17,

1938.18 and 938.183, or who has committed a contempt of court, as defined in s. 785.01
2(1), as specified in s. 938.355 (6g).
AB1036,60 3Section 60 . 938.02 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,30,84 938.02 (10m) “Juvenile," when used without further qualification, means a
5person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or
6prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law
7or any civil law or municipal ordinance, “juvenile" does not include a person who has
8attained 17 years of age
.
AB1036,61 9Section 61. 938.067 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,30,1310 938.067 (6m) Multidisciplinary Juvenile classification system and
11multidisciplinary
screen. Conduct the multidisciplinary screen Subject to s. 938.24
12(2) (b), conduct the juvenile classification system under s. 938.549 and,
in counties
13that have a pilot program under s. 938.547, conduct the multidisciplinary screen.
AB1036,62 14Section 62. 938.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,30,1715 938.12 (1) In general. The court has exclusive jurisdiction, except as provided
16in ss. 938.17, 938.18, and 938.183, over any juvenile 10 13 years of age or older who
17is alleged to be delinquent.
AB1036,63 18Section 63 . 938.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,30,2319 938.12 (2) Seventeen-year-olds Juveniles who become adults. If a petition
20alleging that a juvenile is delinquent is filed before the juvenile is 17 years of age
21becomes an adult, but the juvenile becomes 17 years of age an adult before admitting
22the facts of the petition at the plea hearing or, if the juvenile denies the facts, before
23an adjudication, the court retains jurisdiction over the case.
AB1036,64 24Section 64. 938.13 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.13 (12) Delinquent act before age 10 13 . The juvenile is under 10 13 years
2of age and has committed a delinquent act.
AB1036,65 3Section 65 . 938.18 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,31,64 938.18 (1) (a) The juvenile is alleged to have violated s. 940.03, 940.06, 940.225
5(1) or (2), 940.305 (2), 940.31 (1) or (2) (b), 943.10 (2), 943.32 (2), 943.87 or 961.41 (1)
6on or after the juvenile's 14th 16th birthday.
AB1036,66 7Section 66 . 938.18 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,31,118 938.18 (1) (b) The juvenile is alleged to have committed a violation on or after
9the juvenile's 14th 16th birthday at the request of or for the benefit of a criminal gang,
10as defined in s. 939.22 (9), that would constitute a felony under chs. 939 to 948 or 961
11if committed by an adult.
AB1036,67 12Section 67 . 938.18 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1036,31,1413 938.18 (1) (bm) The juvenile is alleged to have committed a violation on or after
14the juvenile's 14th birthday that would constitute a Class A or Class B felony.
AB1036,68 15Section 68 . 938.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1036,69 16Section 69 . 938.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,31,2517 938.18 (2) Petition. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed by the
18district attorney or the juvenile or may be initiated by the court and shall contain a
19brief statement of the facts supporting the request for waiver. The petition for waiver
20of jurisdiction shall be accompanied by or filed after the filing of a petition alleging
21delinquency and shall be filed prior to the plea hearing, except that if the juvenile
22denies the facts of the petition and becomes 17 years of age an adult before an
23adjudication, the petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed at any time prior to
24the adjudication. If the court initiates the petition for waiver of jurisdiction, the
25judge shall disqualify himself or herself from any future proceedings on the case.
AB1036,70
1Section 70. 938.183 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,32,42 938.183 (1) Juveniles under adult court jurisdiction. (intro.)
3Notwithstanding ss. 938.12 (1) and 938.18, but subject to sub. (1d), courts of criminal
4jurisdiction have exclusive original jurisdiction over all of the following:
AB1036,71 5Section 71. 938.183 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1036,32,86 938.183 (1) (am) A juvenile who is alleged to have attempted or committed a
7violation of s. 940.01 or to have committed a violation of s. 940.02 or 940.05 on or after
8the juvenile's 10th 13th birthday.
AB1036,72 9Section 72. 938.183 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1036,32,1610 938.183 (1d) Nonapplicability. A court of criminal jurisdiction does not have
11exclusive original jurisdiction over a juvenile as provided in sub. (1) with respect to
12any violation committed on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB
13inserts date]. A juvenile who is alleged to have committed a violation described in
14sub. (1) on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], is
15subject to the jurisdiction of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this
16chapter as provided in s. 938.12.
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