AB68-SSA1,1105,2019 (c) Whenever the department reviews applications for grants under this
20section, the department shall consider all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1105,2221 1. The need for victim services in the community in which the applicant
22provides services or proposes to provide services.
AB68-SSA1,1105,2423 2. The degree to which the applicant's services or proposed services are
24coordinated with other resources in the community and state.
AB68-SSA1,1105,2525 3. The needs of urban and rural communities.
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14. The needs of existing and proposed programs and services.
AB68-SSA1,1106,4 2(3) Reporting requirements. An organization that receives a grant under this
3section shall report all of the following information to the department for each fiscal
4year covered by the grant:
AB68-SSA1,1106,65 (a) The total expenditures that the organization made on victim services in the
6period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year.
AB68-SSA1,1106,97 (b) The number of persons served by general type of victim services provided
8in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year. The
9department shall identify for organizations the general types of services provided.
AB68-SSA1,1106,1210 (c) The number of persons who requested victim services in the period for which
11the grant was provided during that fiscal year but who did not receive the victim
12services that the persons requested.
AB68-SSA1,1106,15 13(4) List of eligible organizations. (a) The department shall certify to the
14elections commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address
15of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,1106,1816 (b) The department shall make available to law enforcement agencies a current
17list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive
18grants under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,2384 19Section 2384. 165.95 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1106,21 20165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant
21program.
AB68-SSA1,2385 22Section 2385 . 165.95 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1106,2523 165.95 (1) (ac) “Evidence-based practice" means a practice that has been
24developed using research to determine its efficacy for achieving positive measurable
25outcomes, including reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.
AB68-SSA1,2386
1Section 2386. 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1107,92 165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes
3to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred
4prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that
5provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who
6abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from
7the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (ek), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department
8of justice shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family
9services in establishing this grant program.
AB68-SSA1,2387 10Section 2387. 165.95 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1107,1311 165.95 (2r) Any county or tribe that receives a grant under this section on or
12after January 1, 2012,
shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 10 percent
13of the amount of the grant.
AB68-SSA1,2388 14Section 2388. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2389 15Section 2389 . 165.95 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1107,1916 165.95 (3) (ag) The program operates within the continuum from arrest to
17discharge from supervision and provides an alternative to prosecution, revocation,
18or incarceration through the use of pre-charge and post-charge diversion programs
19or treatment courts and community-based corrections.
AB68-SSA1,2390 20Section 2390 . 165.95 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,221 165.95 (3) (b) The program employs evidence-based practices and is designed
22to promote and facilitate the implementation of effective criminal justice policies and
23practices that maximize justice and
public and victim safety, reduce prison and jail
24populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, and reduce recidivism, and

1improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of
2participants
.
AB68-SSA1,2391 3Section 2391 . 165.95 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,64 165.95 (3) (bd) The program identifies each target population served by the
5program and identifies the evidence-based practices the program employs for each
6target population it serves.
AB68-SSA1,2392 7Section 2392 . 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1108,138 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. If the program is administered by a tribe, the criminal justice
9oversight committee shall consist of a representative of the judiciary, a
10representative of criminal prosecution and criminal defense, a social services
11provider, a behavioral health treatment provider, a law enforcement officer, a
12representative of corrections, and other members that the oversight committee
13determines are appropriate to the program.
AB68-SSA1,2393 14Section 2393. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: