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AB815,2,6 5165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant
6program.
AB815,3 7Section 3. 165.95 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB815,2,88 165.95 (1) (ae) “Mental illness” has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (13) (a).
AB815,4 9Section 4 . 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,2,1810 165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes
11to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred
12prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that
13provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who
14abuse alcohol or other drugs
have a substance use disorder or mental illness. The
15department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under s. 20.455
16(2) (ek), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department of justice shall collaborate with
17the departments of corrections and health and family services in establishing this
18grant program.
AB815,5 19Section 5. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,2,2420 165.95 (3) (a) The county's or tribe's program is designed to meet the needs of
21a person who abuses alcohol or other drugs has a substance use disorder or mental
22illness
and who may be or has been charged with or who has been convicted of a crime
23in that county related to the person's use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs substance
24use disorder or mental illness
.
AB815,6 25Section 6. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,3,4
1165.95 (3) (d) Services provided under the program are consistent with
2evidence-based practices in substance abuse use disorder and mental health
3treatment, as determined by the department of health services, and the program
4provides intensive case management.
AB815,7 5Section 7. 165.95 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,3,76 165.95 (3) (e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote
7successful substance abuse use disorder and mental health treatment.
AB815,8 8Section 8. 165.95 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,3,159 165.95 (3) (g) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services
10provided to program participants by state and local government agencies and other
11organizations. The program shall require regular communication among a
12participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other service providers, the case
13manager, and any person designated under the program to monitor the person's
14compliance with his or her obligations under the program and any probation,
15extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the participant.
AB815,9 16Section 9. 165.95 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,3,1917 165.95 (3) (h) The program provides substance abuse use disorder and mental
18health treatment services through providers that are certified by the department of
19health services.
AB815,10 20Section 10. 165.95 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,4,321 165.95 (3) (j) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in
22collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state
23public defender, local and, if applicable, tribal law enforcement officials, county
24agencies and, if applicable, tribal agencies responsible for providing social services,
25including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction, child welfare, mental

1health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the departments of corrections, children
2and families, and health services, private social services agencies, and substance
3abuse use disorder and mental health treatment providers.
AB815,11 4Section 11. 165.95 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,4,165 165.95 (5) (a) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section shall
6create an oversight committee to advise the county or tribe in administering and
7evaluating its program. Each committee shall consist of a circuit court judge, the
8district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or his or her
9designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county, a
10representative of the tribe, if applicable, a representative of each other county agency
11and, if applicable, tribal agency responsible for providing social services, including
12services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program,
13representatives of the department of corrections and department of health services,
14a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of substance
15abuse use disorder and mental health treatment providers, and other members to be
16determined by the county or tribe.
AB815,12 17Section 12 . 302.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,5,7 18302.43 Good time. Every inmate of a county jail is eligible to earn good time
19in the amount of one-fourth of his or her term for good behavior if sentenced to at
20least 4 days, but fractions of a day shall be ignored. An inmate shall be given credit
21for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s.
22973.155 (4). An inmate who violates any law or any regulation of the jail, or neglects
23or refuses to perform any duty lawfully required of him or her, may be deprived by
24the sheriff of good time under this section, except that the sheriff shall not deprive
25the inmate of more than 2 days good time for any one offense without the approval

1of the court. An inmate who files an action or special proceeding, including a petition
2for a common law writ of certiorari, to which s. 807.15 applies shall be deprived of
3the number of days of good time specified in the court order prepared under s. 807.15
4(3). This section does not apply to a person who is confined in the county jail in
5connection with his or her participation in a substance abuse treatment program
6that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of
7justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).
AB815,13 8Section 13 . 967.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,5,119 967.11 (1) In this section, “approved substance abuse treatment program"
10means a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s.
11165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).
AB815,14 12Section 14 . 967.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,5,1813 967.11 (2) If a county establishes an approved substance abuse treatment
14program and the approved program authorizes the use of surveillance and
15monitoring technology or day reporting programs, a court or a district attorney may
16require a person participating in an the approved substance abuse treatment
17program to submit to surveillance and monitoring technology or a day reporting
18program as a condition of participation.
AB815,15 19Section 15 . 973.155 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,5,2420 973.155 (1m) A convicted offender shall be given credit toward the service of
21his or her sentence for all days spent in custody as part of a substance abuse
22treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by
23the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10), for any offense arising out of
24the course of conduct that led to the person's placement in that program.
AB815,16 25Section 16. Effective date.
AB815,6,1
1(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2022.
AB815,6,22 (End)
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