Jus 12.02(5)(m)4.4. Programs may provide advice to the court concerning the child’s ability to cooperate with the prosecution and potential effects of the proceedings on the child.
Jus 12.02(5)(n)(n) Notification of application for pardon or parole. Programs shall assist victims in enforcing their rights under s. 950.04 (1v) (f), Stats., pertaining to the provision of written statements concerning pardon and parole applications of convicted offenders. Arrangements for notification shall be in accordance with the provisions of ss. 304.06 (1) and 304.09, Stats.
Jus 12.02(6)(6)Related personnel and agencies. The plan shall include a list of all the people and organizations, public and private, who are responsible for services related to victims and witnesses.
Jus 12.02(7)(7)Staffing. The plan shall indicate personnel proposed to carry out the functions of the program, including paid and volunteer staff, and an organization chart which shows how the victim and witness staff fits into the agency within which it is located in the county.
Jus 12.02(8)(8)Education, training and experience. The plan shall contain position descriptions which include the education, training, and experience required of staff providing services through the program.
Jus 12.02(9)(9)Civil rights assurance. The plan shall contain an addendum which assures that the county or any of its subcontractors for purposes of providing victim and witness services will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Jus 12.02(10)(10)Use of volunteers. Counties may use volunteers and existing public resources for the provision of these services.
Jus 12.02(11)(11)Provision of service. Programs shall provide as many services as possible in person or over the telephone.
Jus 12.02(12)(12)Budget submission. In plan submissions, plan revisions, and reimbursement claims, a budget shall be submitted by the county to the department in sufficient detail to show the basis for the computation of the cost, justification, and explanation of budget items. The budget shall cover the entire victim and witness program.
Jus 12.02(13)(13)Budget categories. The proposed budget shall include the following categories:
Jus 12.02(13)(a)(a) Personal services - salaries
Jus 12.02(13)(b)(b) Personal services - benefits
Jus 12.02(13)(c)(c) Operating expenses
Jus 12.02(13)(d)(d) Permanent, non-expendable property
Jus 12.02(13)(e)(e) Contractual services
Jus 12.02(13)(f)(f) Other.
Jus 12.02(14)(14)Budget revisions. Proposed revisions to the plan budget shall be treated as a plan revision under sub. (3).
Jus 12.02(15)(15)Allowable costs.
Jus 12.02(15)(a)(a) In this subsection, “allowable costs” means:
Jus 12.02(15)(a)1.1. Salaries and benefits consistent with county classification and compensation plans;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)2.2. Overtime and night differentials within the county’s established policies;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)3.3. Travel expenses of program personnel that are reasonable, actual, and necessary to perform program functions;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)4.4. Actual, necessary, and out-of-pocket costs for space rental added as a necessity to accommodate the program;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)5.5. Staff development, including registration fees, travel to and from training and conferences, meals, lodging, membership dues, subscriptions, and library materials. Staff development shall relate directly to the provision of services or protection of the rights enumerated in ch. 950, Stats., and is subject to the approval and requirements of the department;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)6.6. Public information, including the printing of brochures and similar projects;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)7.7. Telephone costs, including reasonable and necessary monthly charges for local and long distance calls and installation for new programs’ start-up;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)8.8. Maintenance, repair, and replacement of equipment, including maintenance contracts and replacement or repair of existing equipment previously approved by the department;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)9.9. Office supplies subject to the approval of the department;
Jus 12.02(15)(a)10.10. Equipment or non-expendable personal property having a useful life of more than one year and acquisition cost of more than $500 including taxes and installation costs; unless otherwise authorized by the department, equipment purchases are allowable only for new programs’ start-up;