AB43,23406387Section 2340. 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,63886388165.85 (4) (a) 1m. The board may not create criteria for participation in the preparatory training program under subd. 1. that would prevent a person from participation if the person is in receipt of a valid employment authorization from the federal department of homeland security.
AB43,23416389Section 2341. 165.93 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,63906390165.93 (2) (title) Grants by application.
AB43,23426391Section 2342. 165.93 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,63926392165.93 (2m) Grants to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. In addition to the grants under sub. (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (e), the department shall provide a grant of $343,000 annually to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault to provide services for sexual assault victims. The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault may also apply for grants under sub. (2).
AB43,23436393Section 2343. 165.935 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,63946394165.935 Grants for crime victim services. The department of justice shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (bf) to organizations that provide services for crime victims.
AB43,23446395Section 2344. 165.937 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,63966396165.937 Grants for protection of elders. (1) The department of justice shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to organizations that promote the protection of elders.
AB43,,63976397(2) The department of justice shall provide funds from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to support a statewide elder abuse hotline for persons to anonymously provide tips regarding suspected elder abuse.
AB43,23456398Section 2345. 165.95 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,63996399165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant program.
AB43,23466400Section 2346. 165.95 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,64016401165.95 (1) (ac) “Evidence-based practice” means a practice that has been developed using research to determine its efficacy for achieving positive measurable outcomes, including reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.
AB43,23476402Section 2347. 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,64036403165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (ek), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department of justice shall collaborate with the department of corrections and the department of health services in establishing this grant program.
AB43,23486404Section 2348. 165.95 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,64056405165.95 (2r) Any county or tribe that receives a grant under this section on or after January 1, 2012, shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 10 percent of the amount of the grant.
AB43,23496406Section 2349. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,23506407Section 2350. 165.95 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,64086408165.95 (3) (ag) The county’s or tribe’s program operates within the continuum from arrest to discharge from supervision and provides an alternative to prosecution, revocation, or incarceration through the use of pre-charge and post-charge diversion programs or treatment courts and community-based corrections.
AB43,23516409Section 2351. 165.95 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,64106410165.95 (3) (b) The program employs evidence-based practices and is designed to promote and facilitate the implementation of effective criminal justice policies and practices that maximize justice and public and victim safety, reduce prison and jail populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, and reduce recidivism, and improve the welfare of participants’ families by meeting the comprehensive needs of participants.
AB43,23526411Section 2352. 165.95 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,64126412165.95 (3) (bd) The program identifies each target population served by the program and identifies the evidence-based practices the program employs for each target population it serves.
AB43,23536413Section 2353. 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,64146414165.95 (3) (cm) 2. If the program is administered by a tribe, the criminal justice oversight committee shall consist of a representative of the judiciary, a representative of criminal prosecution and criminal defense, a social services provider, a behavioral health treatment provider, a law enforcement officer, a representative of corrections, and other members that the oversight committee determines are appropriate to the program.
AB43,23546415Section 2354. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: