AB953-ASA1,11,2018 46.011 (1p) “Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
19juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
20938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB953-ASA1,14 21Section 14. 46.057 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,12,1722 46.057 (1) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate the Mendota
23juvenile treatment center on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
24The department may designate staff at the Mendota Mental Health Institute as
25responsible for administering, and providing services at, the center.

1Notwithstanding ss. 301.02, 301.03, and 301.36 (1), the department shall operate the
2Mendota juvenile treatment center as a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
3s. 938.02 (10p). The center shall not be considered a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33
4(2), an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), a state treatment facility, as
5defined in s. 51.01 (15), or a treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19). The center
6shall provide psychological and psychiatric evaluations and treatment for juveniles
7whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile
8correctional facilities and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. With
9the approval of the department of health services, the department of corrections may
10transfer to the center any juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional
11facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under the
12supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) or (4m),
13or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e) in the same manner that the department of corrections
14transfers juveniles between other juvenile correctional facilities. Upon the
15recommendation of the department of health services, a court may place a juvenile
16at the center under the supervision of a county department in a proceeding for a
17change in placement order under s. 938.357 (3).
AB953-ASA1,15 18Section 15 . 46.057 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,13,1520 46.057 (1) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate the Mendota
21juvenile treatment center on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
22The department may designate staff at the Mendota Mental Health Institute as
23responsible for administering, and providing services at, the center.
24Notwithstanding ss. 301.02, 301.03, and 301.36 (1), the department shall operate the
25Mendota juvenile treatment center as a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in

1s. 938.02 (10p). The center shall not be considered a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33
2(2), an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), a state treatment facility, as
3defined in s. 51.01 (15), or a treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19). The center
4shall provide psychological and psychiatric evaluations and treatment for juveniles
5whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile
6correctional facilities and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. With
7the approval of the department of health services, the department of corrections may
8transfer to the center any juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional
9facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under the
10supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) or (4m),
11or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e) in the same manner that the department of corrections
12transfers juveniles between other juvenile correctional facilities. Upon the
13recommendation of the department of health services, a court may place a juvenile
14at the center under the supervision of a county department in a proceeding for a
15change in placement order under s. 938.357 (3).
AB953-ASA1,16 16Section 16 . 46.20 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,13,2217 46.20 (1m) Any 2 or more counties may jointly, by majority vote of all the
18members of each county board, provide for a secured residential care center for
19children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), under ss. 59.52 (7) and 66.0301. A
20secured residential care center for children and youth established under this section
21shall be the county secured residential care center for children and youth of each of
22the counties so joining.
AB953-ASA1,17 23Section 17. 46.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,14,624 46.20 (3) Upon approval of the site, plans, and specifications for the institution,
25as provided in ss. 46.17 and 301.37, as to other institutions, the joint committee shall

1report to the several county boards the estimated cost of the site and buildings, and
2the amount thereof chargeable to each county on the basis set forth in sub. (6) (a),
3appending to each report a copy of the plans and specifications and all matter
4relating to the site and buildings. If the report is approved by each county board, the
5joint committee shall purchase the site and cause the buildings to be erected in
6accordance with the plans and specifications.
AB953-ASA1,18 7Section 18 . 46.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,14,138 46.22 (1) (a) Creation. Except as provided under s. 46.23 (3) (b), the county
9board of supervisors of any county with a population of less than 500,000 750,000,
10or the county boards of 2 or more counties, shall establish a county department of
11social services on a single-county or multicounty basis. The county department of
12social services shall consist of a county social services board, a county social services
13director and necessary personnel.
AB953-ASA1,19 14Section 19 . 48.023 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,14,1915 48.023 (4) The rights and responsibilities of legal custody except when legal
16custody has been vested in another person or when the child is under the supervision
17of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) , or (4n), or
18938.357 (3) or (4) or the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4d),
19(4m),
or (4n).
AB953-ASA1,20 20Section 20 . 48.023 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
21(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,15,222 48.023 (4) The rights and responsibilities of legal custody except when legal
23custody has been vested in another person or when the child is under the supervision
24of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or

1938.357 (3) or (4) or the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4d),
2(4m), or (4n).
AB953-ASA1,21 3Section 21 . 48.526 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,15,134 48.526 (2) (c) All funds to counties under this section shall be used to purchase
5or provide community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s.
646.011 (1c), and to purchase juvenile correctional services, as defined in s. 46.011
7(1p), except that no funds to counties under this section may be used for purposes of
8land purchase, building construction, or maintenance of buildings under s. 46.17,
946.175, or 301.37, for reimbursement of costs under s. 938.209, for city lockups, or
10for reimbursement of care costs in temporary shelter care under s. 938.22. Funds to
11counties under this section may be used for reimbursement of costs of program
12services, other than including basic care and supervision costs, in juvenile detention
13facilities and secured residential care centers for children and youth.
AB953-ASA1,22 14Section 22 . 48.526 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,15,2115 48.526 (6) (b) The criteria developed under par. (a) shall include performance
16standards criteria to be used to determine whether counties are successfully
17diverting juveniles from juvenile correctional facilities and secured residential care
18centers for children and youth
to less restrictive community programs and are
19successfully rehabilitating juveniles who are adjudged delinquent. Counties shall
20provide information requested by the department in order to apply the criteria and
21assess their performances.
AB953-ASA1,23 22Section 23 . 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,16,323 48.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall
24allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2015, $12,500,000 for 2016, and
25$6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2017 to counties based on each county's

1proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile
2correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during
3the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.
AB953-ASA1,24 4Section 24 . 48.527 of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,16,10 548.527 Community youth and family aids; bonus for county facilities.
6From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (ck), the department shall allocate an
7amount equal to 15 percent of a county's allocation in the preceding fiscal year under
8s. 48.526 or $750,000, whichever is less, in additional funds for a county that operates
9a joint secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 46.20 (1m) that
10was funded by a grant under 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 110 (4 ).
AB953-ASA1,25 11Section 25 . 48.66 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 47,
12is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,16,1913 48.66 (1) (b) Except as provided in s. 48.715 (6), the department of corrections
14may license a child welfare agency to operate a secured residential care center for
15children and youth for holding in secure custody juveniles who have been convicted
16under s. 938.183 or adjudicated delinquent under s. 938.183 or 938.34 (4d), (4h), or
17(4m) and referred to the child welfare agency by the court, the county department,
18or the department of corrections and to provide supervision, care , and maintenance
19for those juveniles.
AB953-ASA1,26 20Section 26 . 49.11 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,16,2421 49.11 (1c) “Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
22juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services
23provided for a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections
24under s. 938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB953-ASA1,27
1Section 27 . 49.11 (1c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,17,63 49.11 (1c) “Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
4juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than services
5provided for a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections
6under s. 938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB953-ASA1,28 7Section 28 . 49.45 (25) (bj) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,17,158 49.45 (25) (bj) The department of corrections may elect to provide case
9management services under this subsection to persons who are under the
10supervision of that department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or
11938.357 (3) or (4), who are Medical Assistance beneficiaries, and who meet one or
12more of the conditions specified in par. (am). The amount of the allowable charges
13for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is not provided by the
14federal government shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3)
15(hm), (ho), or (hr).
AB953-ASA1,29 16Section 29 . 49.45 (25) (bj) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,17,2518 49.45 (25) (bj) The department of corrections may elect to provide case
19management services under this subsection to persons who are under the
20supervision of that department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or
21938.357 (3) or (4), who are Medical Assistance beneficiaries, and who meet one or
22more of the conditions specified in par. (am). The amount of the allowable charges
23for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is not provided by the
24federal government shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3)
25(hm), (ho), or (hr).
AB953-ASA1,30
1Section 30. 51.35 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,19,52 51.35 (3) (a) A licensed psychologist of a juvenile correctional facility or a
3secured residential care center for children and youth, or a licensed physician of a
4county department under s. 938.02 (2g) or
the department of corrections, who has
5reason to believe that any individual confined in the juvenile correctional facility or
6secured residential care center for children and youth is, in his or her opinion, in need
7of services for developmental disability, alcoholism, or drug dependency or in need
8of psychiatric services, and who has obtained consent to make a transfer for
9treatment, shall make a report, in writing, to the superintendent of the juvenile
10correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth, stating
11the nature and basis of the belief and verifying the consent. In the case of a minor
12age 14 or older who is in need of services for developmental disability or who is in
13need of psychiatric services, the minor and the minor's parent or guardian shall
14consent unless the minor is admitted under s. 51.13 (1) (c) or unless the minor refuses
15to consent, in which case the minor's parent or guardian may consent on behalf of the
16minor. In the case of a minor age 14 or older who is in need of services for alcoholism
17or drug dependency or a minor under the age of 14 who is in need of services for
18developmental disability, alcoholism, or drug dependency or in need of psychiatric
19services, only the minor's parent or guardian needs to consent unless the minor is
20admitted under s. 51.13 (1) (c). The superintendent shall inform, orally and in
21writing, the minor and the minor's parent or guardian, that transfer is being
22considered and shall inform them of the basis for the request and their rights as
23provided in s. 51.13 (3) (am). If the county department or the department of
24corrections, upon review of a request for transfer, determines that transfer is
25appropriate, that department shall immediately notify the department of health

1services and, if the department of health services consents, the county department
2or
department of corrections may immediately transfer the individual. The
3department of health services shall file a petition under s. 51.13 (4) (a) in the court
4assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 of the county where the
5treatment facility is located.
AB953-ASA1,31 6Section 31 . 51.35 (3) (c) and (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
7Act 34
, are amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,19,238 51.35 (3) (c) A licensed psychologist of a juvenile correctional facility or a
9secured residential care center for children and youth or a licensed physician of a
10county department under s. 938.02 (2g) or
the department of corrections, who has
11reason to believe that any individual confined in the juvenile correctional facility or
12secured residential care center for children and youth, in his or her opinion, has a
13mental illness, drug dependency, or developmental disability and is dangerous as
14described in s. 51.20 (1) (a) 2., or is dangerous and is an alcoholic or a person who is
15drug dependent as described in s. 51.45 (13) (a) 1. and 2., shall file a written report
16with the superintendent of the juvenile correctional facility or secured residential
17care center for children and youth, stating the nature and basis of the belief. If the
18superintendent, upon review of the allegations in the report, determines that
19transfer is appropriate, he or she shall file a petition according to s. 51.20 or 51.45
20in the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 of the county
21where the juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children
22and youth is located. The court shall hold a hearing according to procedures provided
23in s. 51.20 or 51.45 (13).
AB953-ASA1,20,2124 (e) The department of corrections or a county department under s. 938.02 (2g)
25may authorize emergency transfer of an individual from a juvenile correctional

1facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth to a state
2treatment facility if there is cause to believe that the individual has a mental illness,
3drug dependency, or developmental disability and exhibits conduct that constitutes
4a danger as described under s. 51.20 (1) (a) 2. a., b., c., or d. to the individual or to
5others, has a mental illness, is dangerous, and satisfies the standard under s. 51.20
6(1) (a) 2. e., or is dangerous and is an alcoholic or a person who is drug dependent as
7provided in s. 51.45 (13) (a) 1. and 2. The custodian of the sending juvenile
8correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth shall
9execute a statement of emergency detention or petition for emergency commitment
10for the individual and deliver it to the receiving state treatment facility. The
11department of health services shall file the statement or petition with the court
12within 24 hours after the subject individual is received for detention or commitment.
13The statement or petition shall conform to s. 51.15 (4) or (5) or 51.45 (12) (b). After
14an emergency transfer is made, the director of the receiving facility may file a
15petition for continued commitment under s. 51.20 (1) or 51.45 (13) or may return the
16individual to the juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for
17children and youth from which the transfer was made. As an alternative to this
18procedure, the procedure provided in s. 51.15 or 51.45 (12) may be used, except that
19no individual may be released without the approval of the court that directed
20confinement in the juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for
21children and youth.
AB953-ASA1,32 22Section 32 . 59.53 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,21,723 59.53 (8m) Secured residential care center for children and youth. The
24board may establish, or contract with a child welfare agency to establish, a secured
25residential care center for children and youth, on its own or jointly with one or more

1counties, under ss. 46.20 (1m), 59.52 (7), 66.0301, and 938.22 (1) (a), or may contract
2with another county to place juveniles in that county's secured residential care
3center for children and youth. If a board contracts with another county to place a
4juvenile at that county's secured residential care center for children and youth, that
5secured residential care center for children and youth shall be the county secured
6residential care center for children and youth of the placing county with respect to
7the placed juvenile.
AB953-ASA1,33 8Section 33 . 121.79 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,21,109 121.79 (1) (e) For pupils in secured residential care centers for children and
10youth, as defined under s. 938.02 (15g).
AB953-ASA1,34 11Section 34 . 301.01 (1n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,21,1412 301.01 (1n) “Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
13juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
14938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB953-ASA1,35 15Section 35 . 301.01 (1n) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,21,1917 301.01 (1n) “Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
18juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
19938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB953-ASA1,36 20Section 36. 301.03 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,22,421 301.03 (9) Supervise all persons placed in a state prison under s. 938.183, all
22persons placed under court-ordered departmental supervision under s. 938.34 (2),
23all persons placed in the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.34 (4h), all
24persons placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential treatment
25center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4m) or 938.357 (4), all persons placed

1under community supervision under s. 938.34 (4n) or 938.357 (4), and all persons
2placed in an experiential education program under the supervision of the
3department under s. 938.34 (7g)
and all persons placed under the supervision of the
4department by the court under ch. 938
.
AB953-ASA1,37 5Section 37 . 301.03 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,22,116 301.03 (10) (d) Administer the office of juvenile offender review in the division
7of juvenile corrections in the department. The office shall be responsible for decisions
8regarding case planning and the release of juvenile offenders who are under the
9supervision of the department
from juvenile correctional facilities or secured
10residential care centers for children and youth to aftercare or community supervision
11placements.
AB953-ASA1,38 12Section 38 . 301.03 (10) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,22,1914 301.03 (10) (d) Administer the office of juvenile offender review in the division
15of juvenile corrections in the department. The office shall be responsible for decisions
16regarding case planning and the release of juvenile offenders who are under the
17supervision of the department from juvenile correctional facilities or secured
18residential care centers for children and youth to aftercare or community supervision
19placements.
AB953-ASA1,39 20Section 39. 301.08 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,23,721 301.08 (1) (b) 3. Contract with public, private, or voluntary agencies for the
22supervision, maintenance, and operation of juvenile correctional facilities,
23residential care centers for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15d), and
24secured residential care centers for children and youth for the placement of juveniles
25who have been convicted under s. 938.183 or adjudicated delinquent under s. 938.183

1or 938.34 (4d), (4h), or (4m). The department may designate a juvenile correctional
2facility, or a residential care center for children and youth, or a secured residential
3care center for children and youth
contracted for under this subdivision as a Type 2
4juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (20), and may designate a
5residential care center for children and youth or secured residential care center for
6children and youth
contracted for under this subdivision as a Type 2 residential care
7center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (19r).
AB953-ASA1,40 8Section 40 . 301.16 (1f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,23,119 301.16 (1f) In addition to the institutions under sub. (1), the department may
10establish and operate an adult correctional institution in the town of Irma, Lincoln
11County, at the location that was the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School.
AB953-ASA1,41 12Section 41 . 301.16 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,23,1513 301.16 (1w) The department shall establish one or more Type 1 juvenile
14correctional facilities, as enumerated in 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 110
15(10) (a ).
AB953-ASA1,42 16Section 42 . 301.16 (1x) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,23,2417 301.16 (1x) Inmates from the Wisconsin state prisons may be transferred to the
18institutions under this section and they, except that inmates may not be transferred
19to a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility established under sub. (1w) unless required
20under s. 973.013 (3m). Inmates transferred under this subsection
shall be subject
21to all laws pertaining to inmates of other penal institutions of this state. Officers and
22employees of the institutions shall be subject to the same laws as pertain to other
23penal institutions. Inmates shall not be received on direct commitment from the
24courts.
AB953-ASA1,43 25Section 43 . 301.18 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,24,2
1301.18 (1) (fm) Provide the facilities necessary for each Type 1 juvenile
2correctional facility established under s. 301.16 (1w).
AB953-ASA1,44 3Section 44 . 301.20 of the statutes is repealed.
AB953-ASA1,45 4Section 45 . 301.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,24,135 301.37 (1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for
6the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of all houses of correction,
7reforestation camps maintained under s. 303.07, jails, as defined in s. 302.30,
8extensions of jails under s. 59.54 (14) (g), rehabilitation facilities under s. 59.53 (8),
9lockup facilities, as defined in s. 302.30, work camps under s. 303.10, Huber facilities
10under s. 303.09, and, after consulting with the department of children and families,
11all juvenile detention facilities and secured residential care centers for children and
12youth
, with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to
13serve.
AB953-ASA1,46 14Section 46 . 301.37 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,24,2015 301.37 (1m) Subject to the rules promulgated by the department under sub.
16(1), a secured residential care center for children and youth may be located in a
17portion of a juvenile detention facility or a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility. A
18secured residential care center for children and youth that is located in a portion of
19a juvenile detention facility or a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility shall provide
20programming and services as required by the department under s. 938.48 (16) (b).
AB953-ASA1,47 21Section 47 . 301.373 of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,25,8 22301.373 Operating loss reimbursement program. The department shall
23reimburse a county that operates a secured residential care center for children and
24youth that holds only female juveniles in secure custody and that was established
25using funding from the grant program under 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section

1110 (4) for any annual net operating loss. A county seeking reimbursement under
2this section shall submit its request and supporting financial statements for the prior
3fiscal year to the department and the legislative audit bureau in a format prescribed
4by the department. The department shall reimburse the county for the amount of
5the net operating loss, as determined by the legislative audit bureau under s. 13.94
6(1) (v), from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (f). The department may pay for
7the cost of the audit by the legislative audit bureau under s. 13.94 (1) (v) from the
8appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (f).
AB953-ASA1,48 9Section 48 . 302.01 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,25,1110 302.01 (13) The adult correctional institution established under s. 301.16 (1f)
11is named “Lincoln County Correctional Institution.”
AB953-ASA1,49 12Section 49 . 938.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,25,1613 938.02 (4) “Department" means the department of children and families,
14except that with respect to a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department
15of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or
16(4), “department" means the department of corrections.
AB953-ASA1,50 17Section 50 . 938.02 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
18(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,25,2219 938.02 (4) “Department" means the department of children and families,
20except that with respect to a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department
21of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or
22(4), “department" means the department of corrections.
AB953-ASA1,51 23Section 51 . 938.02 (15g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,26,324 938.02 (15g) “Secured residential care center for children and youth" means
25a residential care center for children and youth facility operated by an Indian tribe

1or
a county under ss. 46.20, 59.53 (8m), 301.26, 301.27, and 938.22 (1) (a) or by a child
2welfare agency that is licensed under s. 48.66 (1) (b) to hold in secure custody persons
3adjudged delinquent.
AB953-ASA1,52 4Section 52 . 938.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,26,215 938.22 (1) (a) Subject to s. 48.66 (1) (b), the The county board of supervisors of
6a county may establish a juvenile detention facility or secured residential care center
7for children and youth
in accordance with ss. 301.36 and 301.37 or the county boards
8of supervisors for 2 or more counties may jointly establish a juvenile detention
9facility or secured residential care center for children and youth in accordance with
10ss. 46.20, 59.53 (8m), 301.36, and 301.37. An Indian tribe may establish a secured
11residential care center for children and youth in accordance with ss. 301.36 and
12301.37.
The county board of supervisors of a county may establish a shelter care
13facility in accordance with ss. 48.576 and 48.578 or the county boards of supervisors
14for 2 or more counties may jointly establish a shelter care facility in accordance with
15ss. 46.20, 48.576, and 48.578. A private entity may establish a juvenile detention
16facility in accordance with ss. 301.36 and 301.37 and contract with one or more
17county boards of supervisors under s. 938.222 to hold juveniles in the private juvenile
18detention facility. Subject to ss. 48.66 (1) (b), 301.36, and 301.37, a child welfare
19agency may establish a secured residential care center for children and youth and
20contract with one or more county boards of supervisors to hold juveniles in the
21secured residential care center for children and youth.
AB953-ASA1,53 22Section 53. 938.22 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,27,1123 938.22 (2) (a) Counties shall submit plans for a juvenile detention facility,
24secured residential care center for children and youth,
or juvenile portion of the
25county jail to the department of corrections and submit plans for a shelter care

1facility to the department of children and families. A private entity that proposes to
2establish a juvenile detention facility or an Indian tribe or a child welfare agency that
3proposes to establish a secured residential care center for children and youth
shall
4submit plans for the facility to the department of corrections. The applicable
5department shall review the submitted plans. A county or a , Indian tribe, private
6entity, or child welfare agency may not implement a plan unless the applicable
7department has approved the plan. The department of corrections shall promulgate
8rules establishing minimum requirements for the approval and operation of juvenile
9detention facilities, secured residential care centers for children and youth, and the
10juvenile portion of county jails. The plans and rules shall be designed to protect the
11health, safety, and welfare of the juveniles placed in those facilities.
AB953-ASA1,54 12Section 54 . 938.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,27,1513 938.22 (2) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a juvenile detention facility is
14authorized to accept juveniles for placement for more than 30 consecutive days under
15s. 938.34 (3) (f) 1. if all of the following apply:
AB953-ASA1,27,1916 a. The juvenile detention facility is operated by a county, the county board of
17supervisors of which has adopted a resolution under section 938.34 (3) (f) 3., prior to
18January 1, 2018, authorizing placement of juveniles at the juvenile detention facility
19under section 938.34 (3) (f) for more than 30 consecutive days.
AB953-ASA1,27,2120 b. The county that operates the juvenile detention facility is not awarded a
21grant under 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 110 (4 ).
AB953-ASA1,28,222 2. After January 1, 2021, the number of juveniles that may be housed at a
23juvenile detention facility under subd. 1. is limited to the number that are housed at
24the juvenile detention facility on January 1, 2021, and the juvenile detention facility
25may not be altered or added to or repaired in excess of 50 percent of its assessed value.

1If a juvenile detention facility violates this subdivision, it is no longer authorized to
2accept juveniles for placement for more than 30 consecutive days.
AB953-ASA1,55 3Section 55. 938.225 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,28,10 4938.225 Statewide plan for juvenile detention and correctional
5facilities.
The department of corrections shall assist counties in establishing
6juvenile detention facilities and secured residential care centers for children and
7youth
under s. 938.22 by developing and promulgating a statewide plan for the
8establishment and maintenance of suitable juvenile detention facilities reasonably
9accessible to each court and secured residential care centers for children and youth
10reasonably accessible to each county
.
AB953-ASA1,56 11Section 56 . 938.34 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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