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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB947,1 1Section 1 . 301.48 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB947,3,32 301.48 (3) (e) For each tracked person on supervised release, the department
3shall create a plan for responding to alerts that the person has improperly stayed in
4an exclusion zone or improperly left an inclusion zone or for other alerts regarding
5the person. The plan shall include a plan for notifying of an alert persons who reside
6within a specified radius of the person on supervised release, the level of response

1needed for an alert, and a specific response time for an alert that is appropriate given
2the location of the person and the size of the law enforcement community with
3jurisdiction over the residence of the person on supervised release.
AB947,2 4Section 2 . 980.08 (4) (dm) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 980.08 (4)
5(dm) 1. and amended to read:
AB947,3,86 980.08 (4) (dm) 1. If the court finds that all of the criteria in par. (cg) are met,
7the court shall order the county of the person's residence, as determined by the
8department of health services under s. 980.105, to prepare a report.
AB947,3,14 91b. The county shall create a temporary committee to prepare the report for the
10county
. The committee shall consist of the county department under s. 51.42, a
11representative of the department of health services, a local probation or parole
12officer, the county corporation counsel or his or her designee, and a representative
13of the county that is responsible for land use planning or the department of the
14county that is responsible for land information.
AB947,3,25 151f. In the report, the county shall identify an appropriate residential option in
16that county while the person is on supervised release. In counties with a population
17of 750,000 or more, the committee shall select a residence in the person's city, village,
18or town of residence, as determined by the department of health services under s.
19980.105 (2m). The report shall demonstrate that the county has contacted the
20landlord for that residential option and that the landlord has committed to enter into
21a lease. The county may not select a residential option that is adjacent to or that
22shares an aldermanic district with a residence housing another person on supervised
23release or a residential option that has been used as a residence under this section
24for a total period of more than 3 years. The county
shall, when identifying an
25appropriate residential option, do all of the following:
AB947,3
1Section 3. 980.08 (4) (dm) 1. a., b. and c. of the statutes are renumbered 980.08
2(4) (dm) 1f. a., b. and c., and 980.08 (4) (dm) 1f. c., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB947,4,113 980.08 (4) (dm) 1f. c. If the person is a serious child sex offender, ensure that
4the person's placement is into a residence that is not on a property adjacent to a
5property where a child's primary residence exists. For the purpose of this
6subdivision, adjacent properties are properties that share a property line without
7regard to a public or private road or agricultural corridor if the living quarters on
8each property are not more than 1,500 feet apart. A person is not in violation of a
9condition or rule of supervised release under sub. (7) (a) if a child establishes primary
10residence in a property adjacent to the person's residence after the person is placed
11in the residence under this section.
AB947,4 12Section 4 . 980.08 (4) (dm) 1c. and 1e. of the statutes are created to read:
AB947,4,1713 980.08 (4) (dm) 1c. As soon as practically possible after the county receives the
14order under subd. 1., the county shall notify all state senators and assembly
15members who represent districts in which the person may be placed, as well as
16mayors and, for 1st class cities, alderpersons who represent cities in which the
17person may be placed.
AB947,5,218 1e. When preparing the report, the committee shall hold a public hearing and
19provide notice of the hearing, no later than 48 hours before the hearing is scheduled
20to occur, to persons who reside in areas in which the person may be placed and to local
21elected officials and school board members who represent areas in which the person
22may be placed. At the hearing, if an attendee objects to a proposed residence or area
23where a person may be placed, the committee shall review the objection and respond
24to the attendee. If the objection indicates that the proposed placement may violate

1a law, the committee shall determine whether it needs to propose a different
2residence or area to comply with the law.
AB947,5 3Section 5 . 980.08 (4) (dm) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 980.08 (4) (dm) 3.
4(intro.) and amended to read:
AB947,5,85 980.08 (4) (dm) 3. (intro.) To assist the county in identifying appropriate
6residential options for the report, within 30 days after the court orders the county to
7prepare the report, the department of health services shall determine do all of the
8following:
AB947,5,13 9a. Determine the identity and location of known and registered victims of the
10person's acts by searching its victim database and consulting with the office of victim
11services in the department of corrections, the department of justice, and the county
12coordinator of victims and witnesses services in the county of intended placement,
13the county where the person was convicted, and the county of commitment. The
AB947,5,16 14c. If the county may consult consults with the department of health services on
15other matters while preparing the report and the department of health services
16shall
, respond to the county within 10 days.
AB947,6 17Section 6 . 980.08 (4) (dm) 3. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB947,5,1918 980.08 (4) (dm) 3. b. Share with the county the address of any residence in the
19county that is occupied by a person on supervised release.
AB947,7 20Section 7. 980.08 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB947,6,521 980.08 (6m) An order for supervised release places the person in the custody
22and control of the department. The department shall arrange for control, care and
23treatment of the person in the least restrictive manner consistent with the
24requirements of the person and in accordance with the plan for supervised release
25approved by the court under sub. (4) (g). A person on supervised release is subject

1to the conditions set by the court and to the rules of the department. Within 10 days
2of imposing a rule, the department shall file with the court any additional rule of
3supervision not inconsistent with the rules or conditions imposed by the court. If the
4department wants to change a rule or condition of supervision imposed by the court,
5the department must obtain the court's approval.
AB947,6,11 6(6p) (a) Before a person is placed on supervised release by the court under this
7section, the court shall so notify the municipal police department and county sheriff
8for the municipality and county in which the person will be residing. The notification
9requirement under this subsection paragraph does not apply if a municipal police
10department or county sheriff submits to the court a written statement waiving the
11right to be notified.
AB947,8 12Section 8. 980.08 (6p) (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB947,6,1713 980.08 (6p) (b) At least 10 working days before the person is placed on
14supervised release, a police chief or sheriff that is entitled to receive notice under par.
15(a) shall mail notice to members of the community in which the person will be
16residing. The members entitled to receive notice shall be based on the assessment
17of the police chief or sheriff of what best protects the public.
AB947,6,2418 (c) At least 5 working days before a person is placed on supervised release under
19this section, the department shall hold a public hearing in the neighborhood in which
20the person will be residing. The department shall provide notice of the hearing no
21later than 48 hours before the hearing is scheduled to occur. A representative from
22the department of health services and a representative from the department of
23corrections shall attend the hearing to answer questions. At the hearing, the
24department of corrections shall share the plan created under s. 301.48 (3) (e).
AB947,7,8
1(d) At least 10 working days before a person is placed on supervised release,
2the department shall organize a committee that includes a representative from the
3department and a representative from the department of corrections. The committee
4shall, for the duration of the period the person is on supervised release, hold public
5meetings at least quarterly to update residents and to hear complaints, answer
6questions, and address issues. Notice shall be provided at least 5 days before each
7meeting and shall be given to members of the community, local law enforcement
8agencies, local elected officials, and any other person who requests notification.
AB947,7,139 (e) For each person on supervised release, the department, working with the
10county of residence, shall appoint a person to be a local point-of-contact liaison for
11the duration of the period the person is on supervised release. If a person contacts
12the liaison, the liaison shall respond via electronic mail, phone, or in person within
1324 hours.
AB947,9 14Section 9 . 980.08 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB947,7,1915 980.08 (5) The department shall ensure that any residence that houses a
16person on supervised release is maintained and shall ensure that no person on
17supervised release is housed in a residence that is owned or managed by a person who
18has more than 5 ordinance or building code violations involving building or property
19maintenance standards.
AB947,10 20Section 10 . 980.08 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB947,7,2321 980.08 (6r) The department shall reimburse a local government for actual
22policing costs the local government incurs due to the placement of a person on
23supervised release within the boundaries of the local government.
AB947,11 24Section 11 . Initial applicability.
AB947,8,2
1(1) This act first applies to court orders under s. 980.08 (4) (dm) 1. made on the
2effective date of this subsection.
AB947,8,33 (End)
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