AB74: Bill Text

AB74,3,21 59.54 (28) Crime prevention funding board. (a) In this subsection:

AB74,3,24 1. "Chief elected official" means the mayor of a city or, if the city is organized under subch. I of ch. 64, the president of the council of that city, the village president of a village, or the town board chairperson of a town.

AB74,4,2 2. "Crime board" means the crime prevention funding board that is created under this subsection.

AB74,4,3 3. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.

AB74,4,10 (b) There is created in each county, in which the treasurer receives moneys and deposits them as described in s. 59.25 (3) (gm), a crime board. The funds in such an account may be distributed upon the direction of the crime board under par. (d). The crime board shall meet, and its members may receive no compensation, other than reimbursement for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Members shall serve for the terms that are determined by the crime board.

AB74,4,11 (c) A county crime board shall consist of the following members:

AB74,4,12 1. The presiding judge of the circuit court, or his or her designee.

AB74,4,13 2. The district attorney, or his or her designee.

AB74,4,14 3. The sheriff, or his or her designee.

AB74,4,15 4. One of the following county officials, or his or her designee:

AB74,4,16 a. The county executive.

AB74,4,17 b. If the county does not have a county executive, the county administrator.

AB74,4,19 c. The chairperson of the county board of supervisors, or his or her designee, if the county does not have a county executive or a county administrator.

AB74,4,21 5. The chief elected official of the largest municipality in the county, as determined by population, or his or her designee.

AB74,4,23 6. A person chosen by a majority vote of the sheriff and all of the chiefs of police departments that are located wholly or partly within the county.

AB74,4,24 7. A person chosen by the county's public defender's office.

AB74,5,5 (d) 1. The crime board may solicit applications for grants in a format determined by the crime board, and may vote to direct the treasurer to distribute grants to applicants from moneys in the crime prevention fund under s. 59.25 (3) (gm). The crime board may direct the treasurer to distribute grants to any of the following entities, in amounts determined by the crime board:

AB74,5,9 a. One or more private nonprofit organizations within the county that has as its primary purpose preventing crime, providing a funding source for crime prevention programs, encouraging the public to report crime, or assisting law enforcement agencies in the apprehension of criminal offenders.

AB74,5,12 b. A law enforcement agency within the county that has a crime prevention fund, if the contribution is credited to the crime prevention fund and is used for crime prevention purposes.

AB74,5,14 2. Not less than 50 percent of the payments made under subd. 1. shall be made to one or more organizations described in subd. 1. a.

AB74,5,19 (e) Annually, the crime board shall submit a report on its activities to the clerk of court for the county that distributed the funds, to the county board, and to the legislative bodies of each municipality that is located wholly or partly within the county. The report shall contain at least all of the following information for the year to which the report relates:

AB74,5,21 1. The name and address of each entity that received a grant, including contact information for the leadership of the entity.

AB74,5,24 2. A full accounting of all funds disbursed by the treasurer at the direction of the crime board, including the amount of the funds disbursed, the dates of disbursal, and the purposes for which the grant was made.

AB74,6,4 (f) Annually, each recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection shall submit a report on its activities to all of the entities specified in par. (e). The report shall contain at least all of the following information for the year to which the report relates:

AB74,6,5 1. The name and address of the entity.

AB74,6,7 2. The name and address, and title, of each member of the governing body of the entity.

AB74,6,8 3. The purposes for which the grant money was spent.

AB74,6,10 4. A detailed accounting of all receipts and expenditures of the entity that relate to the grant money.

AB74,6,11 5. The balance of any funds remaining.

AB74,5 Section 5. 973.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB74,6,13 973.045 (1) (a) For each misdemeanor offense or count, $67 $87.

AB74,6 Section 6. 973.045 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB74,6,15 973.045 (1) (b) For each felony offense or count, $92 $112.

AB74,7 Section 7. 973.045 (1r) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB74,6,18 973.045 (1r) (a) 4. Part D equals $20 for each misdemeanor offense or count and $20 for each felony offense or count.

AB74,8 Section 8. 973.045 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 973.045 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB74,6,24 973.045 (2) (a) After the clerk determines the amount due, the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount amounts collected under parts A, B, and C to the county treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

AB74,9 Section 9. 973.045 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB74,7,4 973.045 (2) (b) After the clerk determines the amount due, the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount collected under part D to the county treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (n). The county treasurer shall then distribute the moneys under s. 59.25 (3) (gm).

AB74,10 Section 10. 973.045 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB74,7,8 973.045 (3) (d) The person paying the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge shall pay all of the moneys due under parts A, B, and C before he or she pays any of the moneys due under part D.

AB74,11 Section 11. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB74,7,13 (1) Upon the creation of a crime prevention funding board, the initial members of the board specified under section 59.54 (28) (c) of the statutes shall declare that they are serving on the board, or appoint their designees, not later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after a board is created.

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