AB533,9,2524 (b) Develop recommendations to increase state and local government
25utilization of services of faith-based organizations.
AB533,10,4
1(c) Submit a report containing its evaluation and recommendations to the
2governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as
3determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, under s.
413.172 (3), no later than October 1, 2002.
AB533,10,5 5(3) This section does not apply after November 1, 2002.
Note: This Section and Section 4 create the office of government-sectarian
facilitation, headed by the facilitator. The purposes of the office are to: (a) assist in the
implementation of federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination against religious
organizations in the provision of government services; and (b) facilitate interaction
between faith-based organizations and state and local governments. The provisions
creating the office of government-sectarian facilitation do not apply after November 1,
2002.
AB533, s. 6 6Section 6 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
7the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
Note: This Section appropriates $100,000 GPR in each year of the 1999-2001
biennium to fund the neighborhood organization incubator grant program created in
Section 12 and appropriates $57,600 GPR in fiscal year 1999-00 and $67,400 GPR in
fiscal year 2000-01 to fund the office of government-sectarian facilitation created in
Section 4.
AB533, s. 7
1Section 7 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin
2Act .... (Assembly Bill 133): at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts
3for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
Note: This Section duplicates the appropriations made under the previous
Section to account for the repeal of all schedule entries upon the enactment of the
1999-2001 biennial budget.
AB533, s. 8 4Section 8 . 20.435 (3) (ft) of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,11,65 20.435 (3) (ft) Neighborhood organization incubator grants. The amounts in
6the schedule for neighborhood organization incubator grants under s. 46.72.
Note: See the Note to Section 6.
AB533, s. 9 7Section 9. 20.505 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB533,11,98 20.505 (4) (title) Attached divisions, boards, councils and, commissions and
9office
.
AB533, s. 10 10Section 10 . 20.505 (4) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,12,3
120.505 (4) (em) Office of government-sectarian facilitation. The amounts in the
2schedule for the general program operations of the office of government-sectarian
3facilitation.
Note: See the Note to Section 6.
AB533, s. 11 4Section 11 . 46.03 (44) of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,12,85 46.03 (44) Performance evaluations for alcohol and other drug abuse
6intervention and treatment services.
Promote efficient use of resources for alcohol
7and other drug abuse intervention and treatment services by doing all of the
8following:
AB533,12,119 (a) Developing one or more methods to evaluate the effectiveness of alcohol and
10other drug abuse intervention and treatment services and developing performance
11standards for alcohol and other drug abuse services.
AB533,12,1612 (b) Adopting policies to ensure that, to the extent possible under state and
13federal law, all funding for alcohol and other drug abuse intervention and treatment
14services administered by the department is distributed based on the effectiveness of
15the services in meeting department performance standards for alcohol and other
16drug abuse services.
AB533,12,2017 (c) Requiring every application for funding for alcohol and other drug abuse
18intervention or treatment services to include a plan for the evaluation of the
19effectiveness of the services in reducing alcohol and other drug abuse by recipients
20of services.
AB533,12,2321 (d) Requiring every recipient of funding for alcohol and other drug abuse
22intervention and treatment services to provide information requested by the
23department for evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
Note: This Section requires DHFS to ensure that, to the extent possible under
state and federal law, funding for AODA intervention and treatment programs

administered by DHFS is distributed based on the effectiveness of the services in meeting
performance standards developed by DHFS regarding those services.
AB533, s. 12 1Section 12 . 46.72 of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,13,3 246.72 Neighborhood organization incubator grants. (1) Definitions. In
3this section:
AB533,13,54 (a) "Agency" means a community-based public or private nonprofit
5organization.
AB533,13,86 (b) "Neighborhood organization" means a community-based, private nonprofit
7organization that provides any of the following services or programs primarily to
8residents of the area in which the organization is located:
AB533,13,99 1. Crime prevention programs.
AB533,13,1010 2. After-school and recreational programs for youth.
AB533,13,1111 3. Child abuse and domestic abuse prevention services.
AB533,13,1212 4. Alcohol and other drug abuse counseling and prevention services.
AB533,13,1313 5. Programs for diversion of youth from gang activities.
AB533,13,1414 6. Inmate and ex-offender rehabilitation or aftercare services.
AB533,13,18 15(2) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (ft), the department
16shall award grants to agencies to provide services described under sub. (3) to
17neighborhood organizations. An agency application for a grant shall contain a plan
18detailing the proposed use of the grant.
AB533,13,20 19(3) Requirements for grant recipients. An agency receiving a grant under
20this section shall do all of the following:
AB533,13,2321 (a) Provide information to neighborhood organizations about funding and other
22assistance that may be available to neighborhood organizations from private and
23public entities.
AB533,14,2
1(b) Assist neighborhood organizations in obtaining funding and other
2assistance from public and private entities.
AB533,14,43 (c) Act as a liaison between neighborhood organizations and public and private
4entities described under par. (a).
AB533,14,65 (d) Provide appropriate training and professional development services to
6members of neighborhood organizations.
AB533,14,87 (e) Engage in outreach to neighborhood organizations to inform them of the
8services available from the agency.
AB533,14,109 (f) Undertake other activities that will increase the effectiveness and facilitate
10the development of neighborhood organizations.
AB533,14,13 11(4) Report. An agency receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the
12department within 90 days after spending the full amount of the grant a report
13detailing the actual use of the proceeds of the grant.
Note: This Section establishes the neighborhood organization incubator grant
program. Under the program, DHFS must award grants to one or more agencies to enable
the agencies to assist neighborhood organizations in securing funding and becoming
more effective.
AB533, s. 13 14Section 13. 59.54 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,14,1615 59.54 (27) Religious organizations; contract powers. (a) Definition. In this
16subsection, "board" includes any department, as defined in s. 59.60 (2) (a).
AB533,14,2317 (b) General purpose and authority. The purpose of this subsection is to allow
18the board to contract with, or award grants to, religious organizations, under any
19program administered by the county dealing with delinquency and crime prevention
20or the rehabilitation of offenders on the same basis as any other nongovernmental
21provider without impairing the religious character of such organizations, and
22without diminishing the religious freedom of beneficiaries of assistance funded
23under such program.
AB533,15,10
1(c) Nondiscrimination against religious organizations. If the board is
2authorized to contract with a nongovernmental entity, or is authorized to award
3grants to a nongovernmental entity, religious organizations are eligible, on the same
4basis as any other private organization, as contractors and grantees under any
5program administered by the board so long as the programs are implemented
6consistently with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and article I, section
718, of the Wisconsin Constitution. Except as provided in par. (L), the board may not
8discriminate against an organization that is or applies to be a contractor or grantee
9on the basis that the organization does or does not have a religious character or
10because of the specific religious nature of the organization.
AB533,15,1411 (d) Religious character and freedom. 1. The board shall allow a religious
12organization with which the board contracts or to which the board awards a grant
13to retain its independence from government, including the organization's control
14over the definition, development, practice and expression of its religious beliefs.
AB533,15,1715 2. The board may not require a religious organization to alter its form of
16internal governance or to remove religious art, icons, scripture or other symbols in
17order to be eligible for a contract or grant.
AB533,16,418 (e) Rights of beneficiaries of assistance. If the board contracts with, or awards
19grants to, a religious organization for the provision of crime prevention or offender
20rehabilitation assistance under a program administered by the board, an individual
21who is eligible for this assistance shall be informed in writing that assistance of equal
22value and accessibility is available from a nonreligious provider upon request. If an
23individual has an objection to the religious character of the organization from which
24the individual receives, or would receive, assistance funded under any crime
25prevention or offender rehabilitation program administered by the board and

1requests assistance from a nonreligious provider, the board shall provide such
2individual, if otherwise eligible for such assistance, within a reasonable period of
3time after the date of the objection, with assistance of equal value from a nonreligious
4provider that is accessible to the individual.
AB533,16,85 (f) Employment practices. To the extent permitted under federal law, a religious
6organization's exemption provided under 42 USC 2000e-la regarding employment
7practices is not affected by its participation in, or receipt of funds from, programs
8administered by the board.
AB533,16,129 (g) Nondiscrimination against beneficiaries. A religious organization may not
10discriminate against an individual in regard to rendering assistance funded under
11any program administered by the board on the basis of religion, a religious belief or
12nonbelief or refusal to actively participate in a religious practice.
AB533,16,1713 (h) Fiscal accountability. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., any religious
14organization that contracts with or receives a grant from the board is subject to the
15same laws and rules as other contractors and grantees to account in accord with
16generally accepted auditing principles for the use of such funds provided under such
17programs.
AB533,16,2018 2. If the religious organization segregates funds provided under programs
19administered by the board into separate accounts, only the financial assistance
20provided with those funds shall be subject to audit.
AB533,16,2321 (i) Compliance. Any party that seeks to enforce its rights under this subsection
22may assert a civil action for injunctive relief against the entity that allegedly
23commits the violation.
AB533,17,3
1(j) Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes. No funds provided directly
2to religious organizations by the board may be expended for sectarian worship,
3instruction or proselytization.
AB533,17,104 (k) Certification of compliance. Every religious organization that contracts
5with or receives a grant from the county board to provide delinquency and crime
6prevention or offender rehabilitation services to eligible recipients shall certify in
7writing that it has complied with the requirements of pars. (g) and (j) and submit to
8the board a copy of this certification and a written description of the policies the
9organization has adopted to ensure that it has complied with the requirements under
10pars. (g) and (j).
AB533,17,1411 (L) Preemption. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preempt any
12provision of federal law, the U.S. Constitution, the Wisconsin Constitution or any
13other statute that prohibits or restricts the expenditure of federal or state funds in
14or by religious organizations.
Note: This Section authorizes a county board, and county departments authorized
by a county board, to contract with or award grants to religious organizations for the
provision of delinquency and crime prevention or offender rehabilitation services on the
same basis as any other nongovernmental provider without impairing the religious
character of such organizations and without diminishing the religious freedom of
beneficiaries of services funded under these programs.
AB533, s. 14 15Section 14. 230.08 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB533,17,1616 230.08 (2) (e) 1. Administration — 12 13.
Note: This Section establishes the position of facilitator in the office of
government-sectarian facilitation as an unclassified position.
AB533, s. 15 17Section 15. 301.03 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,17,2018 301.03 (2t) (a) Develop one or more methods to evaluate the effectiveness of
19alcohol and other drug abuse intervention and treatment services and develop
20performance standards for alcohol and other drug abuse services.
AB533,18,5
1(b) Adopt policies to ensure that, to the extent possible under state and federal
2law, all funding for alcohol and other drug abuse intervention and treatment services
3administered by the department is distributed based on the effectiveness of the
4services in meeting department performance standards for alcohol and other drug
5abuse services.
AB533,18,96 (c) Require every application for funding for alcohol and other drug abuse
7intervention or treatment services to include a plan for the evaluation of the
8effectiveness of the services in reducing alcohol and other drug abuse by recipients
9of the services.
AB533,18,1210 (d) Require every recipient of funding for alcohol and other drug abuse
11intervention or treatment services to provide information requested by the
12department for evaluating the effectiveness of the services.
Note: This Section requires DOC to ensure that, to the extent possible under state
and federal law, funding for AODA intervention and treatment programs administered
by DOC is distributed based on the effectiveness of the services in meeting performance
standards developed by DOC regarding those services.
AB533, s. 16 13Section 16 . 301.047 of the statutes is created to read:
AB533,18,21 14301.047 Inmate rehabilitation and aftercare. (1) Program. The
15department may permit one or more nonprofit community-based organizations
16meeting the requirements of this section to operate inmate rehabilitation programs
17in the Milwaukee alcohol and other drug abuse treatment facility enumerated in
181997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9107 (1) (b) 1. if the department determines that
19operation of that program does not constitute a threat to the security of the facility
20or the safety of inmates or the public and that operation of the program is in the best
21interest of the inmates.
AB533,19,3
1(2) Program requirements. (a) An organization seeking to operate a
2rehabilitation program under sub. (1) shall submit to the department a detailed
3proposal for the operation of the program which includes all of the following:
AB533,19,54 1. A description of the services to be provided, including aftercare services, and
5a description of the geographic area in which aftercare services will be provided.
AB533,19,76 2. A description of the activities to be undertaken and the approximate daily
7schedule of programming for inmates participating in the program.
AB533,19,88 3. A statement of the qualifications of the individuals providing services.
AB533,19,109 4. A statement of the organization's policies regarding eligibility of inmates to
10participate in the program.
AB533,19,1111 5. A statement of the goals of the program.
AB533,19,1312 6. A description of the methods by which the organization will evaluate the
13effectiveness of the program in attaining the goals under subd. 5.
AB533,19,1414 7. Any other information specified by the department.
AB533,19,1615 (b) An organization seeking to operate a rehabilitation program under sub. (1)
16shall agree in writing to all of the following:
AB533,19,1817 1. The organization may not receive compensation from the department for
18services provided in the rehabilitation program.
AB533,19,2019 2. The organization may not deny an inmate the opportunity to participate in
20the program for any reason related to the inmate's religious beliefs or nonbelief.
AB533,19,2121 3. An inmate may withdraw from participation in the program at any time.
AB533,19,2422 4. Upon the inmate's release, the organization shall provide community-based
23aftercare services for each inmate who completes the program and who resides in the
24geographic area described in par. (a) 1.
AB533,20,3
1(3) Duties and authority of the department. (a) The department shall
2establish policies that provide reasonable access to inmates by an organization
3operating a rehabilitation program under sub. (1).
AB533,20,74 (b) The department shall designate a specific portion of the facility for
5operation of a rehabilitation program, if one is established, under sub. (1). To the
6extent possible, inmates participating in the program shall be housed in the portion
7of the facility in which the program is operated.
AB533,20,98 (c) The department may not require an inmate to participate in a rehabilitation
9program under sub. (1).
AB533,20,1310 (d) The department may not base any decision regarding an inmate's conditions
11of confinement, including discipline, or an inmate's eligibility for release, on an
12inmate's decision to participate or not to participate in a rehabilitation program
13under sub. (1).
AB533,20,1714 (e) The treatment of inmates, including the provision of housing, activities in
15which an inmate may participate, freedom of movement and work assignments, shall
16be substantially the same for inmates who participate in a rehabilitation program
17under sub. (1) and inmates who do not participate in such a program.
AB533,20,2018 (f) The department may restrict an inmate's participation in a rehabilitation
19program under sub. (1) only if the restriction is necessary for the security of the
20facility or the safety of the inmates or the public.
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