AB883,6,2319 10. Establish a system of uniform data collection of information pertaining to
20juveniles who are subject to this compact that allows access by authorized juvenile
21justice and criminal justice officials and a system of regular reporting of compact
22activities to heads of state executive, judicial, and legislative branches and juvenile
23and criminal justice administrators.
AB883,6,2524 11. Monitor compliance with the rules governing the interstate movement of
25juveniles and intervene to address and correct any noncompliance with those rules.
AB883,7,2
112. Coordinate training and education regarding the regulation of the
2interstate movement of juveniles for officials who are involved in that activity.
AB883,7,73 13. Coordinate the implementation and operation of this compact with the
4Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children under ss. 48.988 and 48.989, the
5Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision under s. 304.16, and other
6compacts affecting juveniles, particularly in those cases in which concurrent or
7overlapping supervision issues arise.
AB883,7,128 (c) It is the policy of the compacting states that the activities conducted by the
9interstate commission are the formation of public policies and, therefore, are public
10business. Furthermore, the compacting states shall cooperate with each other and
11observe their individual and collective duties and responsibilities for the prompt
12return and acceptance of juveniles who are subject to this compact.
AB883,7,13 13(2) Article II — Definitions. In this section:
AB883,7,1514 (a) "Bylaws" means the bylaws established by the interstate commission for its
15governance or for directing or controlling its actions or conduct.
AB883,7,1716 (b) "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state
17appointed under sub. (3) (b).
AB883,7,2118 (c) "Compact administrator" means the person appointed under this compact
19in each compacting state who is responsible for the administration and management
20of the state's supervision and transfer of juveniles who are subject to this compact,
21the rules, and the policies adopted by the state board under this compact.
AB883,7,2322 (d) "Compacting state" means a state that has enacted the enabling legislation
23for this compact.
AB883,7,2524 (e) "Court" means a court having jurisdiction over delinquent, neglected, or
25dependent juveniles.
AB883,8,5
1(f) "Deputy compact administrator" means the person, if any, appointed in each
2compacting state to act on behalf of a compact administrator in the administration
3and management of the state's supervision and transfer of juveniles who are subject
4to this compact, the rules, and the policies adopted by the state board under this
5compact.
AB883,8,76 (g) "Interstate commission" means the interstate commission for juveniles
7established under sub. (3) (a).
AB883,8,98 (h) "Juvenile" means a person who is defined as a juvenile under the law of any
9compacting state or by the rules, including all of the following:
AB883,8,1210 1. An accused delinquent. For purposes of this subdivision, "accused
11delinquent" means a person who is charged with an offense that, if committed by an
12adult, would be a criminal offense.
AB883,8,1513 2. An adjudicated delinquent. For purposes of this subdivision, "adjudicated
14delinquent" means a person who has been found to have committed an offense that,
15if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense.
AB883,8,1816 3. An accused status offender. For purposes of this subdivision, "accused status
17offender" means a person who is charged with an offense that would not be a criminal
18offense if committed by an adult.
AB883,8,2119 4. An adjudicated status offender. For purposes of this subdivision,
20"adjudicated status offender" means a person who has been found to have committed
21an offense that would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult.
AB883,8,2422 5. A nonoffender. For purposes of this subdivision, "nonoffender" means a
23person who is in need of supervision, but who has not been charged with or found to
24have committed an offense.
AB883,9,2
1(i) "Noncompacting state" means a state that has not enacted the enabling
2legislation for this compact.
AB883,9,43 (j) "Probation or parole" means any kind of supervision or conditional release
4of a juvenile that is authorized under the laws of a compacting state.
AB883,9,105 (k) Except as provided in sub. (6) (f), "rule" means a written statement by the
6interstate commission promulgated under sub. (6) that is of general applicability;
7that implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact or an
8organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission;
9and that has the force of statutory law in a compacting state. "Rule" includes the
10amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.
AB883,9,1311 (L) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
12Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
13Samoa, or the Northern Marianas Islands.
AB883,9,1514 (m) "State board" means the state board for interstate juvenile supervision
15created by each compacting state under sub. (9).
AB883,9,22 16(3) Article III — Interstate Commission for Juveniles. (a) There is created
17the interstate commission for juveniles. The interstate commission shall be a body
18corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The interstate commission shall
19have all of the responsibilities, powers, and duties specified in this section, including
20the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon
21the interstate commission by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the
22compacting states exercised in accordance with this compact.
AB883,9,2523 (b) The interstate commission shall consist of commissioners appointed by the
24appropriate appointing authority in each compacting state under the requirements
25of the compacting state and in consultation with the state board of the compacting

1state. The commissioner shall be the compact administrator, deputy compact
2administrator, or designee from the compacting state and shall serve on the
3interstate commission in that capacity under the applicable law of the compacting
4state.
AB883,10,145 (c) In addition to the commissioners who are the voting representatives of each
6compacting state, the interstate commission shall include, as nonvoting members,
7persons who are members of interested organizations. Those nonvoting members
8shall include members of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state
9supreme court chief justices, attorneys general, juvenile justice and juvenile
10corrections officials, and crime victims and members of the Interstate Compact on
11the Placement of Children and the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender
12Supervision. The interstate commission may provide in the bylaws for the inclusion
13of additional nonvoting members, including members of other national
14organizations, in such numbers as may be determined by the interstate commission.
AB883,10,1815 (d) Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the interstate
16commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall
17constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is
18required by the bylaws.
AB883,10,2219 (e) The interstate commission shall meet at least once each year. The
20chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a simple majority
21of the compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given
22of all meetings and, except as provided in par. (i), meetings shall be open to the public.
AB883,11,723 (f) The interstate commission shall establish an executive committee, which
24shall include officers and members of the interstate commission and others as
25determined by the bylaws. The executive committee may act on behalf of the

1interstate commission during periods when the interstate commission is not in
2session, with the exception of rule making and amending the compact. The executive
3committee shall oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the
4compact that are managed by an executive director and interstate commission staff;
5administer enforcement of and compliance with the compact, the bylaws, and the
6rules; and perform such other duties as directed by the interstate commission or as
7specified in the bylaws.
AB883,11,168 (g) Each commissioner is entitled to cast the vote to which the compacting state
9represented by the commissioner is entitled and to participate in the business and
10affairs of the interstate commission. A commissioner shall vote in person and may
11not delegate a vote to another compacting state, except that a commissioner, in
12consultation with the state board of the commissioner's state, may appoint another
13authorized representative, in the absence of the commissioner, to cast a vote on
14behalf of the compacting state at a specified meeting. The bylaws may provide for
15members' participation in meetings by telephone or by other means of
16telecommunication or electronic communication.
AB883,11,2117 (h) The bylaws shall establish conditions and procedures under which the
18interstate commission shall make its information and official records available to the
19public for inspection or copying. The interstate commission may exempt from
20disclosure any information or official records to the extent that the information or
21records would adversely affect personal privacy rights or proprietary interests.
AB883,12,222 (i) Public notice shall be given of all meetings, and all meetings shall be open
23to the public, except as specified in the rules or as otherwise provided in the compact.
24The interstate commission and any of its committees may close a meeting to the

1public if the interstate commission or committee determines by a two-thirds vote
2that an open meeting would be likely to do any of the following:
AB883,12,43 1. Relate solely to the interstate commission's internal personnel practices and
4procedures.
AB883,12,55 2. Disclose matters that are specifically exempted from disclosure by statute.
AB883,12,76 3. Disclose trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is
7privileged or confidential.
AB883,12,88 4. Involve accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person.
AB883,12,109 5. Disclose information that is of a personal nature, if disclosure of the
10information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
AB883,12,1211 6. Disclose investigative records that have been compiled for law enforcement
12purposes.
AB883,12,1613 7. Disclose information that is contained in or related to an examination,
14operating, or condition report prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of the interstate
15commission with respect to a regulated person for the purpose of regulation or
16supervision of that person.
AB883,12,1817 8. Disclose information, the premature disclosure of which would significantly
18endanger the stability of a regulated person.
AB883,12,2119 9. Specifically relate to the interstate commission's issuance of a subpoena or
20the participation of the interstate commission in a civil action or other legal
21proceeding.
AB883,13,622 (j) For every meeting that is closed under par. (i), the interstate commission's
23legal counsel shall publicly certify that, in the opinion of the legal counsel, the
24meeting may be closed to the public and shall reference each provision under par. (i)
25authorizing closure of the meeting. The interstate commission shall keep minutes

1that shall fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in any meeting and shall
2provide a full and accurate summary of any actions taken, and the reasons for those
3actions, including a description of each of the views expressed on any item and the
4record of any roll call vote reflecting the vote of each commissioner on the question.
5All documents considered in connection with any action shall be identified in the
6minutes.
AB883,13,137 (k) The interstate commission shall collect standardized data concerning the
8interstate movement of juveniles as directed by the rules. The rules shall specify the
9date to be collected and the means of collection and shall specify data exchange and
10reporting requirements. Those methods of data collection, exchange, and reporting
11shall, insofar as is reasonably possible, conform to up-to-date technology and shall
12coordinate the interstate commission's information functions with the appropriate
13repository of records.
AB883,13,15 14(4) Article IV — Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission. The
15interstate commission shall have the power and duty to do all of the following:
AB883,13,1616 (a) Provide for dispute resolution among compacting states.
AB883,13,1917 (b) Promulgate rules to effect the purposes and obligations enumerated in this
18compact, which rules shall have the effect of statutory law and shall be binding in
19the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact.
AB883,13,2120 (c) Oversee, supervise, and coordinate the interstate movement of juveniles
21who are subject to this compact, the bylaws, and the rules.
AB883,13,2322 (d) Enforce compliance with the compact, the bylaws, and the rules, using all
23necessary and proper means, including the use of judicial process.
AB883,13,2524 (e) Establish and maintain offices that shall be located within one or more of
25the compacting states.
AB883,14,1
1(f) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.
AB883,14,22 (g) Borrow, accept, hire, or contract for the services of personnel.
AB883,14,73 (h) Establish and appoint committees and hire staff that the interstate
4commission considers necessary for carrying out its functions, including an executive
5committee as required by sub. (3) (f), which shall have the power to act on behalf of
6the interstate commission in carrying out the powers and duties of the interstate
7commission under this compact.
AB883,14,128 (i) Elect or appoint officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants; fix
9their compensation, define their duties, and determine their qualifications; and
10establish the personnel policies and programs of the interstate commission relating
11to, among other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications
12of personnel.
AB883,14,1413 (j) Accept, receive, utilize, and dispose of donations and grants of money,
14equipment, supplies, materials, and services.
AB883,14,1615 (k) Lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise own,
16hold, improve, or use any property, real, personal, or mixed.
AB883,14,1817 (L) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise
18dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed.
AB883,14,2019 (m) Establish a budget and make expenditures and levy assessments as
20provided in sub. (8).
AB883,14,2121 (n) Sue and be sued.
AB883,14,2322 (o) Adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the
23interstate commission.
AB883,14,2524 (p) Perform such functions as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this
25compact.
AB883,15,4
1(q) Report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state boards
2of the compacting states concerning the activities of the interstate commission
3during the preceding year. Those reports shall also include any recommendations
4that have been adopted by the interstate commission.
AB883,15,65 (r) Coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the
6interstate movement of juveniles for officials who are involved in that activity.
AB883,15,77 (s) Establish uniform standards for reporting, collecting, and exchanging data.
AB883,15,98 (t) Maintain the corporate books and records of the interstate commission in
9accordance with the bylaws.
AB883,15,15 10(5) Article V — Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission.
11(a) Bylaws. Within 12 months after the first meeting of the interstate commission,
12the interstate commission shall, by a majority vote of the members present and
13voting, adopt bylaws to govern the conduct of the interstate commission as may be
14necessary to carry out the purposes of the compact, including bylaws that do all of
15the following:
AB883,15,1616 1. Establish the fiscal year of the interstate commission.
AB883,15,1817 2. Establish an executive committee and such other committees as may be
18necessary.
AB883,15,2019 3. Provide for the establishment of committees governing any general or
20specific delegation of any authority or function of the interstate commission.
AB883,15,2221 4. Provide reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the
22interstate commission and for ensuring reasonable notice of each meeting.
AB883,15,2423 5. Establish the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the interstate
24commission.
AB883,16,4
16. Provide a mechanism for concluding the operations of the interstate
2commission and for returning any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination
3of the compact after the payment or reserving of all of the debts and obligations of
4the interstate commission.
AB883,16,55 7. Provide rules for the initial administration of the compact.
AB883,16,76 8. Establish standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance
7in carrying out the compact.
AB883,16,178 (b) Officers and staff. 1. The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the
9members, elect annually from among its members a chairperson and a vice
10chairperson, each of whom shall have such authority and duties as may be specified
11in the bylaws. The chairperson or, in the chairperson's absence or disability, the vice
12chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the interstate commission. The officers
13so elected shall serve without compensation or remuneration from the interstate
14commission, except that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the officers
15shall be reimbursed for any ordinary and necessary costs and expenses incurred by
16them in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as officers of the
17interstate commission.
AB883,16,2318 2. The interstate commission shall, through its executive committee, appoint
19or retain an executive director for such period, upon such terms and conditions, and
20for such compensation as the interstate commission may consider appropriate. The
21executive director shall serve as secretary to the interstate commission, but may not
22be a member of the interstate commission, and shall hire and supervise such other
23staff as may be authorized by the interstate commission.
AB883,17,724 (c) Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification. 1. The executive
25director, employees, and representatives of the interstate commission shall be

1immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any
2claim for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, or other civil liability caused
3by, arising out of, or relating to any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that
4occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or
5responsibilities, except that this subdivision does not protect any person from suit
6or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability that is caused by the intentional
7or willful and wanton misconduct of that person.
AB883,17,148 2. The liability of any commissioner, or the employee or agent of a
9commissioner, acting within the scope of that person's employment or duties for any
10act, error, or omission occurring within that person's state may not exceed the limits
11of liability specified under the constitution and laws of that state for state officials,
12employees, and agents, except that this subdivision does not protect any person from
13suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability that is caused by the
14intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of that person.
AB883,17,2415 3. The interstate commission shall defend the executive director, employees,
16and representatives of the interstate commission, and, subject to the approval of the
17attorney general of the state represented by any commissioner of a compacting state,
18shall defend a commissioner and a commissioner's employees and agents, in any civil
19action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or
20omission that occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment,
21duties, or responsibilities, or that the person had a reasonable basis for believing
22occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or
23responsibilities, if the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the
24intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of that person.
AB883,18,10
14. The interstate commission shall indemnify and hold harmless the
2commissioner of a compacting state, the commissioner's employees and agents, and
3the interstate commission's executive director, employees, and representatives in the
4amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against those persons arising out of
5any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of
6interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person
7had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of interstate
8commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, if the actual or alleged act, error,
9or omission did not result from the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of
10that person.
AB883,18,13 11(6) Article VI — Rule-making Function of the Interstate Commission. (a)
12The interstate commission shall promulgate and publish rules in order to effectively
13and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact.
AB883,18,2114 (b) Rule making shall occur under the criteria specified in this subsection and
15the bylaws and rules adopted under this subsection. Rule making shall substantially
16conform to the principles of the Model State Administrative Procedure Act, 1981 Act,
17Uniform Laws Annotated, volume 15, page 1, (2000), or any other administrative
18procedure act that the interstate commission considers appropriate, consistent with
19the due process requirements under the U.S. constitution. All rules and
20amendments to the rules shall become binding as of the date specified in the final
21rule or amendment.
AB883,18,2322 (c) When promulgating a rule, the interstate commission shall do all of the
23following:
AB883,18,2524 1. Publish the entire text of the proposed rule and state the reason for the
25proposed rule.
AB883,19,3
12. Allow and invite persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and
2arguments, which shall be added to the rule-making record and be made publicly
3available.
AB883,19,54 3. Provide an opportunity for an informal hearing, if petitioned by 10 or more
5persons.
AB883,19,86 4. Promulgate a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on the
7rule-making record, including input from state or local officials and other interested
8parties.
AB883,19,169 (d) Not later that 60 days after a rule is promulgated, any interested person
10may file a petition in the U. S. district court for the District of Columbia or in the
11federal district court for the district in which the interstate commission's principal
12office is located for judicial review of that rule. If the court finds that the interstate
13commission's action is not supported by substantial evidence in the rule-making
14record, the court shall hold the rule unlawful and set the rule aside. For purposes
15of this paragraph, evidence is substantial if the evidence would be considered
16substantial evidence under the Model State Administrative Procedure Act.
AB883,19,1917 (e) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states reject a rule by
18enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact,
19the rule shall have no further effect in any compacting state.
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