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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
To ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
To 1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 933
March 26, 1996 - Offered by Representative R. Young.
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513.099 Prison impact assessments. (1) In this section, "prison" means a
6state prison described under s. 302.01.
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7(2) The director of state courts shall prepare a prison impact assessment for
8any bill that creates a felony or modifies the period of imprisonment for a felony.
9Except as otherwise provided by the joint rules of the legislature, the director shall
10prepare the assessment within 21 calendar days after the date on which the director
11receives a copy of a bill under sub. (4) or the date on which the director receives a
12request to prepare the assessment from the bill requester, whichever occurs first.
13The assessment shall contain all of the following:
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(a) Projections of the impact on statewide probationer, prisoner and parolee
15populations.
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1(b) An estimate of the fiscal impact of population changes under par. (a) on state
2expenditures, including expenditures for the construction and operation of state
3prisons for the current fiscal year and the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
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(c) An analysis of any significant factor, not covered in complying with pars. (a)
5and (b), affecting the cost of the bill and the factor's impact on prosecutors, the state
6public defender and courts.
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(d) A statement of the methodologies and assumptions that the director used
8in preparing the assessment.
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9(3) The legislature shall reproduce and distribute assessments under sub. (2)
10in the same manner as it reproduces and distributes amendments.
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11(4) A bill that requires an assessment by the director of state courts under this
12section shall have that requirement noted on its jacket when the jacket is prepared.
13When a bill that requires an assessment under this section is introduced, the
14legislative reference bureau shall submit a copy of the bill to the director.
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15(5) No public hearing before a standing committee may be held and no
16committee vote may be taken regarding any bill described in sub. (2) unless the
17assessment under sub. (2) has been prepared.
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18(6) Annually, by March 1, the director of state courts shall submit to the
19legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a prison impact assessment reflecting the cumulative
20effect of all relevant changes in the statutes taking effect during the preceding
21calendar year.
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22(7) The department of corrections shall provide the director of state courts with
23information on current and past admissions and on length of time served as needed
24by the director in order to prepare assessments under subs. (2) and (6).
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1(8) The circuit courts shall provide the director of state courts with information
2to assist the director in preparing assessments under subs. (2) and (6).
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3(9) This section applies to bills introduced or requests for assessments made
4on or after January 1, 1997.".
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8"
(1p) Director of state courts. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the
9statutes for the appropriation to the supreme court under section 20.680 (2) (a) of the
10statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $126,700
11for fiscal year 1995-96 and the dollar amount is increased by $127,100 for fiscal year
121996-97 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the supreme court by 2.0
13research analyst positions and 0.5 clerical position for services on behalf of the
14director of state courts and to provide property, services and supplies for the director
15of state courts.".
