SB45,1335,157 938.245 (4) The intake worker shall inform the juvenile and the juvenile's
8parent, guardian and legal custodian in writing of their right to terminate or, if the
9juvenile is subject to a deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (2) (a) 9., to
10request the court to terminate
the deferred prosecution agreement at any time or to
11object at any time to the fact or terms of the deferred prosecution agreement. If an
12objection arises the intake worker may alter the terms of the agreement or request
13the district attorney or corporation counsel to file a petition. If the deferred
14prosecution agreement is terminated the intake worker may request the district
15attorney or corporation counsel to file a petition.
SB45, s. 3148 16Section 3148. 938.245 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1335,2017 938.245 (5) A deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (2) (a) 1. to 8., (2g)
18or (2v). may be terminated upon the request of the juvenile, parent, guardian or legal
19custodian. A deferred prosecution agreement under sub. (2) (a) 9. may be terminated
20by the court upon the request of the juvenile, parent, guardian or legal custodian.
SB45, s. 3149 21Section 3149. 938.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1336,822 938.32 (1) (a) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating
23to s. 938.12 or 938.13 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or juvenile court
24commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the juvenile under
25supervision in the juvenile's own home or present placement or in a youth village

1program as described in s. 118.42
. The court may establish terms and conditions
2applicable to the parent, guardian or legal custodian, and to the juvenile, including
3any of the conditions specified in subs. (1d), (1g), (1m), (1t), (1v) and (1x). The order
4under this section shall be known as a consent decree and must be agreed to by the
5juvenile; the parent, guardian or legal custodian; and the person filing the petition
6under s. 938.25. If the consent decree includes any conditions specified in sub. (1g),
7the consent decree shall include provisions for payment of the services as specified
8in s. 938.361. The consent decree shall be reduced to writing and given to the parties.
SB45, s. 3150 9Section 3150. 938.32 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1336,2010 938.32 (2) (c) Upon the motion of the court or the application of the juvenile,
11parent, guardian, legal custodian, intake worker or any agency supervising the
12juvenile under the consent decree, the court may, after giving notice to the parties
13to the consent decree and their counsel, if any, extend the decree for up to an
14additional 6 months or, if the consent decree places the juvenile in a youth village
15program as described in s. 118.42, for up to an additional one year
in the absence of
16objection to extension by the parties to the initial consent decree. If the parent,
17guardian or legal custodian objects to the extension, the court shall schedule a
18hearing and make a determination on the issue of extension. A consent decree
19placing a juvenile in a youth village program as described in s. 118.42 may be
20extended no more than twice.
SB45, s. 3151 21Section 3151. 938.33 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1337,422 938.33 (3) Correctional placement reports. (intro.) A report recommending
23placement of a juvenile in a secured correctional facility under the supervision of the
24department or
, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home shall be
25in writing, except that the report may be presented orally at the dispositional

1hearing if the juvenile and the juvenile's counsel consent. A report that is presented
2orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record. In addition to the
3information specified under sub. (1) (a) to (d), the report shall include all of the
4following:
SB45, s. 3152 5Section 3152. 938.33 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1337,116 938.33 (3) (a) A description of any less restrictive alternatives that are
7available and that have been considered, and why they have been determined to be
8inappropriate. If the judge has found that any of the conditions specified in s. 938.34
9(4m) (b) 1., 2. or 3. applies, the report shall indicate that a less restrictive alternative
10than placement in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution
11or a secured group home is not appropriate.
SB45, s. 3153 12Section 3153. 938.33 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1337,2213 938.33 (3r) Serious juvenile offender report. If a juvenile has been
14adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation for which the juvenile may be
15placed in the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.34 (4h) (a), the report
16shall be in writing and, in addition to the information specified in sub. (1) and in sub.
17(3) or (4), if applicable, shall include an analysis of the juvenile's suitability for
18placement in the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.34 (4h) or in a
19secured correctional facility or a secured group home under s. 938.34 (4m), a
20placement specified in s. 938.34 (3) or placement in the juvenile's home with
21supervision and community-based programming and a recommendation as to the
22type of placement for which the juvenile is best suited.
SB45, s. 3154 23Section 3154. 938.34 (3) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 3155 24Section 3155. 938.34 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1338,7
1938.34 (4m) Correctional placement. (intro.) Place the juvenile in a secured
2correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home under
3the supervision of the department if the juvenile is 12 years of age or over or, if the
4juvenile is under 12 years of age, in a secured child caring institution or a secured
5group home
under the supervision of the department, unless the department, after
6an examination under s. 938.50, determines that placement in a secured correctional
7facility is more appropriate, but only if all of the following apply:
SB45, s. 3156 8Section 3156. 938.34 (4n) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1338,159 938.34 (4n) Aftercare supervision. (intro.) Subject to s. 938.532 (3) and to any
10arrangement between the department and a county department regarding the
11provision of aftercare supervision for juveniles who have been released from a
12secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group
13home
, designate one of the following to provide aftercare supervision for the juvenile
14following the juvenile's release from the secured correctional facility or, secured child
15caring institution or secured group home:
SB45, s. 3157 16Section 3157. 938.34 (4n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1338,1917 938.34 (4n) (b) The county department of the county of the court that placed
18the juvenile in the secured correctional facility or, secured child caring institution or
19secured group home
.
SB45, s. 3158 20Section 3158. 938.34 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1338,2421 938.34 (5m) Community service work program. Order the juvenile to
22participate in a youth corps program, as defined in s. 16.22 46.78 (1) (dm) or another
23community service work program, if the sponsor of the program approves the
24juvenile's participation in the program.
SB45, s. 3159 25Section 3159. 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1339,22
1938.34 (8) Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that
2this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and in aid of rehabilitation. The
3maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a violation
4by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on an adult
5for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person under
618 years of age, $100. Any such order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone
7is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months for payment.
8If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may vacate the forfeiture and order
9other alternatives under this section, in accordance with the conditions specified in
10this chapter; or the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 for not less
11than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or, subject to the fee under s. 85.135, if
12applicable, may
suspend the juvenile's operating privilege as defined in s. 340.01 (40)
13for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years. If the court suspends any license
14under this subsection, the clerk of the court shall immediately take possession of the
15suspended license and forward it to the department which issued the license,
16together with a notice of suspension clearly stating that the suspension is for failure
17to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is paid during the period
18of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time period which has already
19elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the department which shall then
20return the license to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be
21reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r)
22(b).
SB45, s. 3160 23Section 3160. 938.34 (8d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1340,324 938.34 (8d) (c) If a juvenile placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured
25child caring institution or a secured group home fails to pay the surcharge under par.

1(a), the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the juvenile's
2wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the state
3treasurer.
SB45, s. 3161 4Section 3161. 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1340,195 938.343 (2) Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum forfeiture that may
6be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is only
7applicable to a person under 18 years of age, $50. Any such order shall include a
8finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and shall allow up to 12
9months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may
10suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or, subject to the fee under s. 85.135, if
11applicable, may
suspend the juvenile's operating privilege as defined in s. 340.01
12(40), for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years. The court shall immediately
13take possession of the suspended license and forward it to the department which
14issued the license, together with the notice of suspension clearly stating that the
15suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court. If the forfeiture is
16paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the
17department, which will thereupon return the license to the person. Any recovery
18under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for
19the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).
SB45, s. 3162 20Section 3162. 938.345 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1340,2321 938.345 (1) (a) Place the juvenile in the serious juvenile offender program, a
22secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group
23home
.
SB45, s. 3163 24Section 3163. 938.355 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1341,14
1938.355 (1) Intent. In any order under s. 938.34 or 938.345, the court shall
2decide on a placement and treatment finding based on evidence submitted to the
3court. The disposition shall employ those means necessary to promote the objectives
4specified in s. 938.01. If the disposition places a juvenile who has been adjudicated
5delinquent outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (c) or (d), the order shall include a
6finding that the juvenile's current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the
7juvenile or the community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile
8was adjudicated delinquent. If the judge has determined that any of the conditions
9specified in s. 938.34 (4m) (b) 1., 2. or 3. applies, that determination shall be prima
10facie evidence that a less restrictive alternative than placement in a secured
11correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home is
12not appropriate. If information under s. 938.331 has been provided in a court report
13under s. 938.33 (1), the court shall consider that information when deciding on a
14placement and treatment finding.
SB45, s. 3164 15Section 3164. 938.357 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1341,2516 938.357 (3) Subject to sub. (4) (b) and (c) and (5) (e), if the proposed change in
17placement would involve placing a juvenile in a secured correctional facility or in, a
18secured child caring institution or a secured group home, notice shall be given as
19provided in sub. (1). A hearing shall be held, unless waived by the juvenile, parent,
20guardian and legal custodian, before the judge makes a decision on the request. The
21juvenile shall be entitled to counsel at the hearing, and any party opposing or
22favoring the proposed new placement may present relevant evidence and
23cross-examine witnesses. The proposed new placement may be approved only if the
24judge finds, on the record, that the conditions set forth in s. 938.34 (4h) or (4m) have
25been met.
SB45, s. 3165
1Section 3165. 938.357 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1342,162 938.357 (4) (a) When the juvenile is placed with the department under s.
3938.183 or 938.34 (4m)
, the department may, after an examination under s. 938.50,
4place the juvenile in a secured correctional facility or , a secured child caring
5institution, a secured group home or on aftercare supervision, either immediately or
6after a period of placement in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring
7institution or a secured group home. The department shall send written notice of the
8change to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, county department designated
9under s. 938.34 (4n), if any, and committing court. If the department places a juvenile
10in a Type 2 secured correctional facility operated by a child welfare agency, the
11department shall reimburse the child welfare agency at the rate established under
12s. 46.037 that is applicable to the type of placement that the child welfare agency is
13providing for the juvenile. A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 secured correctional
14facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home remains under
15the supervision of the department, remains subject to the rules and discipline of that
16the department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
SB45, s. 3166 17Section 3166. 938.357 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1343,218 938.357 (4g) (a) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the juvenile
19is placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a
20secured group home
, or within 30 days after the date on which the department
21requests the aftercare plan, whichever is earlier, the aftercare provider designated
22under s. 938.34 (4n) shall prepare an aftercare plan for the juvenile. If the aftercare
23provider designated under s. 938.34 (4n) is a county department, that county
24department shall submit the aftercare plan to the department within the time limits

1specified in this paragraph, unless the department waives those time limits under
2par. (b).
SB45, s. 3167 3Section 3167. 938.357 (4g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1343,114 938.357 (4g) (b) The department may waive the time period within which an
5aftercare plan must be prepared and submitted under par. (a) if the department
6anticipates that the juvenile will remain in the secured correctional facility or,
7secured child caring institution or secured group home for a period exceeding 8
8months or if the juvenile is subject to s. 48.366 or 938.183. If the department waives
9that time period, the aftercare provider designated under s. 938.34 (4n) shall prepare
10the aftercare plan within 30 days after the date on which the department requests
11the aftercare plan.
SB45, s. 3168 12Section 3168. 938.357 (4g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1343,1513 938.357 (4g) (d) A juvenile may be released from a secured correctional facility
14or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home whether or not an
15aftercare plan has been prepared under this subsection.
SB45, s. 3169 16Section 3169. 938.357 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1343,2117 938.357 (5) (e) If the hearing examiner finds that the juvenile has violated a
18condition of aftercare supervision, the hearing examiner shall determine whether
19confinement in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution
20or a secured group home is necessary to protect the public, to provide for the juvenile's
21rehabilitation or to not depreciate the seriousness of the violation.
SB45, s. 3170 22Section 3170. 938.357 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1343,2523 938.357 (5) (f) Review of a revocation decision shall be by certiorari to the court
24by whose order the juvenile was placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured
25child caring institution or a secured group home.
SB45, s. 3171
1Section 3171. 938.38 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1344,102 938.38 (3) (a) If the juvenile is alleged to be delinquent and is being held in a
3secure detention facility, juvenile portion of a county jail or shelter care facility, and
4the agency intends to recommend that the juvenile be placed in a secured
5correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home,
6the agency is not required to submit the permanency plan unless the court does not
7accept the recommendation of the agency. If the court places the juvenile in any
8facility outside of the juvenile's home other than a secured correctional facility or, a
9secured child caring institution or a secured group home, the agency shall file the
10permanency plan with the court within 60 days after the date of disposition.
SB45, s. 3172 11Section 3172. 938.48 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1344,2412 938.48 (4) Provide appropriate care and training for juveniles under its
13supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (4); including
14serving those juveniles in their own homes, placing them in licensed foster homes or
15licensed treatment foster homes in accordance with s. 48.63 or licensed group homes,
16contracting for their care by licensed child welfare agencies or replacing them in
17juvenile secured correctional institutions or facilities, secured child caring
18institutions or secured group homes in accordance with rules promulgated under ch.
19227, except that the department may not purchase the educational component of
20private day treatment programs for juveniles in its custody unless the department,
21the school board as defined in s. 115.001 (7) and the state superintendent of public
22instruction all determine that an appropriate public education program is not
23available. Disputes between the department and the school district shall be resolved
24by the state superintendent of public instruction.
SB45, s. 3173 25Section 3173. 938.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1345,7
1938.51 (1) (intro.) At least 15 days prior to the date of release from a secured
2correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home of
3a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent and at least 15 days prior to the
4release from the supervision of the department or a county department of a juvenile
5who has been adjudicated delinquent, the department or county department having
6supervision over the juvenile shall make a reasonable attempt to do all of the
7following:
SB45, s. 3174 8Section 3174. 938.51 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1345,179 938.51 (1m) The department or county department having supervision over a
10juvenile described in sub. (1) shall determine the local agencies that it will notify
11under sub. (1) (a) based on the residence of the juvenile's parents or on the juvenile's
12intended residence specified in the juvenile's aftercare supervision plan or, if those
13methods do not indicate the community in which the juvenile will reside following
14release from a secured correctional facility or, from , a secured child caring institution
15or a secured group home or from the supervision of the department or county
16department, the community in which the juvenile states that he or she intends to
17reside.
SB45, s. 3175 18Section 3175. 938.51 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1346,419 938.51 (4) (intro.) If a juvenile described in sub. (1), (1d) or (1g) escapes from
20a secured correctional facility, child caring institution, secured group home,
21inpatient facility, secure detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail, or from
22the custody of a peace officer or a guard of such a facility, institution, home or jail,
23or has been allowed to leave a secured correctional facility, child caring institution,
24secured group home, inpatient facility, secure detention facility or juvenile portion
25of a county jail for a specified period of time and is absent from the facility, institution,

1home
or jail for more than 12 hours after the expiration of the specified period, as
2soon as possible after the department or county department having supervision over
3the juvenile discovers that escape or absence, that department or county department
4shall make a reasonable attempt to notify by telephone all of the following persons:
SB45, s. 3176 5Section 3176. 938.533 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1347,76 938.533 (2) Corrective sanctions program. From the appropriation under s.
720.410 (3) (hr), the department shall provide a corrective sanctions program to serve
8an average daily population of 106 juveniles in fiscal year 1997-98 and 136 juveniles
9in fiscal year 1998-99, or an average daily population of more than 106 juveniles in
10fiscal year 1997-98 and
136 juveniles in fiscal year 1998-99 if the appropriation
11under s. 20.410 (3) (hr) is supplemented under s. 13.101 or 16.515 and the positions
12for the program are increased under s. 13.101 or 16.505 (2) or if funding and positions
13to serve more than those that average daily populations population are otherwise
14available, in not less than 3 counties, including Milwaukee County. The office of
15juvenile offender review in the department shall evaluate and select for participation
16in the program juveniles who have been placed under the supervision of the
17department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) or (4m) or 938.357 (4). The department
18shall place a program participant in the community, provide intensive surveillance
19of that participant and provide an average of $5,000 $3,000 per year per slot to
20purchase community-based treatment services for each participant. The
21department shall make the intensive surveillance required under this subsection
22available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and may purchase or provide electronic
23monitoring for the intensive surveillance of program participants. The department
24shall provide a report center in Milwaukee County to provide on-site programming
25after school and in the evening for juveniles from Milwaukee County who are placed

1in the corrective sanctions program. A contact worker providing services under the
2program shall have a case load of approximately 10 juveniles and, during the initial
3phase of placement in the community under the program of a juvenile who is
4assigned to that contact worker, shall have not less than one face-to-face contact per
5day with that juvenile. Case management services under the program shall be
6provided by a corrective sanctions agent who shall have a case load of approximately
715 juveniles. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program.
SB45, s. 3177 8Section 3177. 938.533 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1347,169 938.533 (3) (a) A participant in the corrective sanctions program remains
10under the supervision of the department, remains subject to the rules and discipline
11of that department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
12Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, if a juvenile violates a condition of that
13juvenile's participation in the corrective sanctions program the department may,
14without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a secured
15detention facility or return the juvenile to placement in a Type 1 secured correctional
16facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home.
SB45, s. 3178 17Section 3178. 938.535 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1347,25 18938.535 Early release and intensive supervision program; limits. The
19department may establish a program for the early release and intensive supervision
20of juveniles who have been placed in a secured correctional facility or, a secured child
21caring institution or a secured group home under s. 938.183 or 938.34 (4m). The
22program may not include any juveniles who have been placed in a secured
23correctional facility or, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home as
24a result of a delinquent act involving the commission of a violent crime as defined in
25s. 969.035, but not including the crime specified in s. 948.02 (1).
SB45, s. 3179
1Section 3179. 938.538 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1348,62 938.538 (3) (a) 1. Subject to subd. 1m., placement in a Type 1 secured
3correctional facility, a secured child caring institution, a secured group home or, if the
4participant is 17 years of age or over or 15 years of age or over and transferred under
5s. 938.357 (4) (d), a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5), for a period of not more
6than 3 years.
SB45, s. 3180 7Section 3180. 938.538 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1348,158 938.538 (3) (a) 1m. If the participant has been adjudicated delinquent for
9committing an act that would be a Class A felony if committed by an adult, placement
10in a Type 1 secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution, a secured
11group home
or, if the participant is 17 years of age or over or 15 years of age or over
12and transferred under s. 938.357 (4) (d), a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5),
13until the participant reaches 25 years of age, unless the participant is released
14sooner, subject to a mandatory minimum period of confinement of not less than one
15year.
SB45, s. 3181 16Section 3181. 938.538 (3) (a) 1p. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1348,1917 938.538 (3) (a) 1p. Alternate care, including placement in a foster home,
18treatment foster home, group home, secured group home, child caring institution or
19secured child caring institution.
SB45, s. 3182 20Section 3182. 938.538 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1349,821 938.538 (4) (a) A participant in the serious juvenile offender program is under
22the supervision and control of the department, is subject to the rules and discipline
23of the department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
24Notwithstanding ss. 938.19 to 938.21, if a participant violates a condition of his or
25her participation in the program under sub. (3) (a) 2. to 9. while placed in a Type 2

1secured correctional facility the department may, without a hearing, take the
2participant into custody and return him or her to placement in a Type 1 secured
3correctional facility, a secured child caring institution, a secured group home or, if the
4participant is 17 years of age or over, a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5). Any
5intentional failure of a participant to remain within the extended limits of his or her
6placement while participating in the serious juvenile offender program or to return
7within the time prescribed by the administrator of the division of intensive sanctions
8in the department is considered an escape under s. 946.42 (3) (c).
SB45, s. 3183 9Section 3183. 938.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1349,2210 938.57 (1) (c) Provide appropriate protection and services for juveniles in its
11care, including providing services for juveniles and their families in their own homes,
12placing the juveniles in licensed foster homes, licensed treatment foster homes or
13licensed group homes in this state or another state within a reasonable proximity to
14the agency with legal custody or contracting for services for them by licensed child
15welfare agencies or replacing them in juvenile secured correctional institutions or
16facilities, secured child caring institutions or secured group homes in accordance
17with rules promulgated under ch. 227, except that the county department may not
18purchase the educational component of private day treatment programs unless the
19county department, the school board as defined in s. 115.001 (7) and the state
20superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public
21education program is not available. Disputes between the county department and
22the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of public instruction.
SB45, s. 3184 23Section 3184. 938.57 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1350,1024 938.57 (4) A county department may provide aftercare supervision under s.
25938.34 (4n) for juveniles who are released from secured correctional facilities or,

1secured child caring institutions operated by the department or secured group
2homes
. If a county department intends to change its policy regarding whether the
3county department or the department shall provide aftercare supervision for
4juveniles released from secured correctional facilities or , secured child caring
5institutions operated by the department or secured group homes, the county
6executive or county administrator, or, if the county has no county executive or county
7administrator, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors, or, for multicounty
8departments, the chairpersons of the county boards of supervisors jointly, shall
9submit a letter to the department stating that intent before July 1 of the year
10preceding the year in which the policy change will take effect.
SB45, s. 3185 11Section 3185. 938.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1350,2512 938.59 (1) The county department shall investigate the personal and family
13history and environment of any juvenile transferred to its legal custody or placed
14under its supervision under s. 938.34 (4d) or (4n) and make any physical or mental
15examinations of the juvenile considered necessary to determine the type of care
16necessary for the juvenile or placement that is best suited to the juvenile and to the
17protection of the public
. The county department shall screen a juvenile who is
18examined under this subsection to determine whether the juvenile is in need of
19special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse, mental illness or
20severe emotional disturbance. The county department shall keep a complete record
21of the information received from the court, the date of reception, all available data
22on the personal and family history of the juvenile, the results of all tests and
23examinations given the juvenile and a complete history of all placements of the
24juvenile while in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county
25department.
SB45, s. 3186
1Section 3186. 938.78 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1351,212 938.78 (3) If a juvenile adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s.
3938.12 or found to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 (12), 1993 stats.,
4or s. 48.13 (14), 1993 stats., or s. 938.13 (12) or (14) on the basis of a violation of s.
5941.10, 941.11, 941.20, 941.21, 941.23, 941.235, 941.237, 941.24, 941.26, 941.28,
6941.295, 941.298, 941.30, 941.31, 941.32, 941.325, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2)
7(a), 943.23 (1g), (1m) or (1r), 943.32 (2), 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.055,
8948.60, 948.605 or 948.61 or any crime specified in ch. 940 has escaped from a secured
9correctional facility, child caring institution, secured group home, inpatient facility,
10as defined in s. 51.01 (10), secure detention facility or juvenile portion of a county jail,
11or from the custody of a peace officer or a guard of such a facility, institution or jail,
12or has been allowed to leave a secured correctional facility, child caring institution,
13secured group home, inpatient facility, secure detention facility or juvenile portion
14of a county jail for a specified time period and is absent from the facility, institution,
15home
or jail for more than 12 hours after the expiration of the specified period, the
16department or county department having supervision over the juvenile may release
17the juvenile's name and any information about the juvenile that is necessary for the
18protection of the public or to secure the juvenile's return to the facility, institution,
19home
or jail. The department of corrections shall promulgate rules establishing
20guidelines for the release of the juvenile's name or information about the juvenile to
21the public.
SB45, s. 3187 22Section 3187. 938.78 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1352,423 938.78 (4) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) or by order of the court,
24no agency may make available for inspection or disclose the contents of any record
25kept or information received relating to a foster parent, treatment foster parent or

1family-operated group home, as defined in s. 48.627 (1), parent or a family member
2of a foster parent, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home parent
3without first receiving the written permission of the foster parent, treatment foster
4parent or family-operated group home parent.
SB45,1352,85 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the confidential exchange of information
6between an agency and another social welfare agency. A social welfare agency that
7obtains information under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential as
8required under this section and s. 48.78.
SB45,1352,149 (c) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing the name and
10address of a foster parent, treatment foster parent or family-operated group home
11parent under s. 938.20 (8), 938.33 (5), 938.355 (2) (b) 2., 938.357 (1), (2m) or (4) (a)
12or (c) 3. or 938.38 (4) (c) or from disclosing to the parent, guardian or legal custodian
13of a juvenile the location of an alternate placement of the juvenile under s. 938.538
14(3) (a) 1p.
SB45, s. 3188 15Section 3188. 939.635 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1353,216 939.635 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), if a person who has been adjudicated
17delinquent is convicted of violating s. 940.20 (1) while placed in a secured correctional
18facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), a secure detention facility, as defined in s.
19938.02 (16), or a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or a
20secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p),
or is convicted of violating s. 940.20
21(2m), the court shall sentence the person to not less than 3 years of imprisonment.
22Except as provided in sub. (2), if a person is convicted of violating s. 946.43 while
23placed in a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), a secure
24detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (16), or a secured child caring institution,

1as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p),
2the court shall sentence the person to not less than 5 years of imprisonment.
SB45, s. 3189 3Section 3189. 939.635 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1353,104 939.635 (2) (b) That imposing the applicable presumptive minimum sentence
5specified in sub. (1) is not necessary to deter the person or other persons from
6committing violations of s. 940.20 (1) or 946.43 or other similar offenses while placed
7in a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), a secure detention
8facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (16), or a secured child caring institution, as defined
9in s. 938.02 (15g), or a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p), or from
10committing violations of s. 940.20 (2m).
SB45, s. 3190 11Section 3190. 940.20 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1353,1412 940.20 (2m) (a) 1. "Aftercare agent" means any person authorized by the
13department of corrections or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 to
14exercise control over a juvenile on aftercare.
SB45, s. 3191 15Section 3191. 944.21 (8) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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