SB318,61,2 20(a) An examiner as provided under s. 980.03 (4) 980.031 (3), except that the
21court is not required to appoint an examiner if supervised release or discharge is
22supported by the examination conducted by the department. The county shall pay

1the costs of an examiner appointed under this paragraph as provided under s. 51.20
2(18) (a)
.
Note: Provides that a court is not required to appoint an examiner at the request
of a petitioner for supervised release when supervised release or discharge is supported
by the examination conducted by DHFS. See, also, Note to Section 108 .
SB318, s. 105 3Section 105. 980.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB318,61,44 980.07 (1) (b) An attorney as provided under s. 980.03 (2) (a).
SB318, s. 106 5Section 106. 980.07 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB318,61,96 980.07 (1g) Any examiners under this section shall have reasonable access to
7the person for purposes of examination and to the person's past and present
8treatment records, as defined in s. 51.30 (1) (b), and patient health care records, as
9provided under s. 146.82 (2) (c).
SB318, s. 107 10Section 107. 980.07 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB318,61,1411 980.07 (1m) At the time for any examination under sub. (1), the department
12shall prepare a treatment report based on its treating professionals' evaluation of the
13person and shall provide a copy of the report to any examiner conducting an
14examination under sub. (1). The report shall consider all of the following:
SB318,61,1615 (a) The specific factors associated with the person's risk for committing another
16sexually violent offense.
SB318,61,1817 (b) Whether the person has made significant progress in treatment or has
18refused treatment.
SB318,61,1919 (c) The ongoing treatment needs of the person.
SB318,61,2120 (d) Any specialized needs or conditions associated with the person that must
21be considered in future treatment planning.
Note: See the Note to Section 108.
SB318, s. 108 22Section 108 . 980.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB318,62,16
1980.07 (2) Any examiner conducting an examination under this section sub. (1)
2shall prepare a written report of the examination no later than 30 days after the date
3of the examination. The examiner shall place a copy of the report in the person's
4medical records and shall provide a copy of the report to the department. The report
5shall include an assessment of the risk that the person will reoffend, whether the risk
6can be safely managed in the community if reasonable conditions of supervision and
7security are imposed, and whether the treatment that the person needs is available
8in the community. The department shall then send the treatment report, the written
9examination report, and a written statement from the department recommending
10continued institutional care, supervised release, or discharge
to the court that
11committed the person under s. 980.06. A copy of each report and the department's
12recommendation shall be provided also to the petitioner and to the person's attorney
13as soon as he or she is retained or appointed. If the department concludes that the
14person does not meet the criteria for commitment as a sexually violent person, the
15department shall petition for discharge in accordance with the provisions of s. 980.09
16(1).
Note: Revises, in Sections 104 to 108 , current law requiring DHFS to conduct an
examination of the mental condition of each person who has been committed as an SVP
within 6 months of the initial commitment and every 12 months thereafter to determine
whether the person has made sufficient progress for the court to consider whether the
person should be placed on supervised release or discharged. Current law requires any
examiner conducting an examination to prepare a written report of the examination no
later than 30 days after the date of the examination, and requires the report to be placed
in the person's medical records and a copy must be given to the court.
Under the bill:
1. DHFS must conduct the examination within 12 months after the date of the
initial commitment order and every 12 months thereafter.
2. At the time of the examination, DHFS must prepare a treatment report based
on its treating professionals' evaluation of: (a) the specific factors associated with the
person's risk for committing another sexually violent offense; (b) whether the person has
made significant progress in treatment or has refused treatment; (c) the ongoing
treatment needs of the person; and (d) any specialized needs or conditions associated with
the person that must be considered in future treatment planning. A copy of the report
must be given to the examiner.

3. The examiner's report must include an assessment of the risk that the person
will reoffend, whether the risk can be safely managed in the community if reasonable
conditions of supervision and security are imposed, and whether the treatment that the
person needs is available in the community. The report must be prepared no later than
30 days after the date of the examination and must be provided to DHFS.
4. DHFS must send the treatment report, the written examination report, and a
written statement from DHFS recommending either continued institutional care,
supervised release, or discharge to the court. Copies of these documents must also be
provided to the petitioner and to the person's attorney.
5. If the report concludes that the person does not meet the criteria for commitment
as an SVP, DHFS must petition for discharge.
SB318, s. 109 1Section 109. 980.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB318,63,52 980.07 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the court that committed a person under
3s. 980.06 may order a reexamination of the person at any time during the period in
4which the person is subject to the commitment order. Any report ordered under this
5subsection shall conform to subs. (1m) and (2).
SB318, s. 110 6Section 110 . 980.07 (4) to (7) of the statutes are created to read:
SB318,63,107 980.07 (4) (a) Within 30 days after the filing of the reexamination report,
8treatment report, and recommendation under this section, the person subject to the
9commitment or the petitioner may object to the department's recommendation under
10sub. (2) by filing a written objection with the court.
SB318,63,1111 (b) If no timely objection is filed under par. (a), one of the following applies:
SB318,63,1412 1. If the department's recommendation under sub. (2) is for continued
13institutional care, the department's recommendation shall be implemented without
14a hearing.
SB318,63,1615 2. If the department's recommendation under sub. (2) is for supervised release
16or discharge, the court shall proceed under sub. (7) or s. 980.09.
SB318,64,2 17(5) (a) If the person files a timely objection without counsel, the court shall
18serve a copy of the objection and any supporting documents on the petitioner. If the

1person objects through counsel, his or her attorney shall serve the petitioner. If the
2petitioner objects, it shall serve the person or his or her counsel.
SB318,64,53 (b) If the person filing an objection is requesting discharge, the court may not
4proceed under sub. (7). The court may proceed under s. 980.093 if the person files
5a petition under that section.
SB318,64,7 6(6) The petitioner may employ experts or professional persons to support or
7oppose any recommendation.
SB318,64,12 8(6m) Subject to s. 980.03 (2) (a), the court, before proceeding under sub. (7),
9shall refer the matter to the authority for indigency determinations under s. 977.07
10(1) and appointment of counsel under s. 977.05 (4) (j) if the person is not represented
11by counsel. The determination of indigency and the appointment of counsel shall be
12done as soon as circumstances permit.
SB318,64,18 13(7) (a) Except as provided in subs. (4) (b) 1. and (5) (b), unless the department
14recommends discharge, the court, without a jury, shall hold a hearing to determine
15whether to authorize supervised release. The court shall hold the hearing within 30
16days after the date on which objections are due under sub. (4), unless the petitioner
17waives this time limit. Expenses of proceedings under this subsection shall be paid
18as provided under s. 51.20 (18) (b), (c), and (d).
SB318,64,2319 (am) The department of justice shall represent the department of health and
20family services at any hearing under this subsection unless the departments have
21adverse interests. If the departments have adverse interests, the department of
22health and family services shall be represented at the hearing by its agency counsel
23or by an attorney that it retains.
SB318,65,924 (b) The court shall determine from all of the evidence whether to continue
25institutional care and, if not, what the appropriate placement would be for the person

1while on supervised release. In making a decision under this subsection, the court
2may consider, without limitation because of enumeration, the nature and
3circumstances of the behavior that was the basis of the allegation in the petition
4under s. 980.02 (2) (a), the person's mental history and present mental condition,
5whether the person has demonstrated significant progress in his or her treatment,
6whether the person has refused treatment, and, if the court were to authorize
7supervised release, where the person would live, how the person would support
8himself or herself, and what arrangements would be available to ensure that the
9person would have access to and would participate in necessary treatment.
SB318,65,1510 (bm) The court shall select a county to prepare a report under par. (c). Unless
11the court has good cause to select another county, the court shall select the person's
12county of residence. A preliminary decision by the court under this paragraph or
13under par. (cm) to refer a case to a county department or the court's failure to make
14such a decision shall not affect the court's power to authorize or not authorize
15supervised release under this subsection.
SB318,65,2516 (c) The court shall order the county department under s. 51.42 in the county
17of intended placement to prepare a report, either independently or with the
18department of health and family services, identifying prospective residential options
19for community placement. In identifying prospective residential options, the county
20department shall consider the proximity of any potential placement to the residence
21of other persons on supervised release and to the residence of persons who are in the
22custody of the department of corrections and regarding whom a sex offender
23notification bulletin has been issued to law enforcement agencies under s. 301.46
24(2m) (a) or (am). The county department shall complete its report within 30 days
25following the court order.
SB318,66,3
1(cm) If the court determines that the prospective residential options identified
2in the report under par. (c) are inadequate, the court shall select another county to
3prepare a report under par. (c).
SB318,66,64 (d) The court may order that a person be placed on supervised release only if
5it finds, based on all of the reports, trial records, and evidence presented, that all of
6the following apply:
SB318,66,87 1. The person who will be placed on supervised release meets all of the following
8criteria:
SB318,66,119 a. The person has made sufficient progress in treatment such that the risk that
10he or she will reoffend can be safely managed in the community and the person's
11treatment progress can be sustained in the community.
SB318,66,1312 b. The person's risk for reoffense has been reduced to a level that it is not likely
13that the person will reoffend if so placed.
SB318,66,1614 2. Treatment is reasonably available in the community and the person who will
15be placed on supervised release will be treated by a provider who is qualified to
16provide the necessary treatment in this state.
SB318,66,2217 3. The provider presents a specific course of treatment for the person who will
18be placed on supervised release, agrees to assume responsibility for the person's
19treatment, agrees to comply with the rules and conditions of supervision imposed by
20the court and the department, agrees to report on the person's progress to the court
21on a regular basis, and agrees to report any violations of supervised release
22immediately to the court and the petitioner.
SB318,67,223 4. The person who will be placed on supervised release has housing
24arrangements that are sufficiently secure to protect the community, and the person

1or agency that is providing the housing to the person who will be placed on supervised
2release agrees in writing to the following conditions:
SB318,67,33 a. To accept the person who will be placed supervised release.
SB318,67,44 b. To provide or allow for the level of safety that the court requires.
SB318,67,95 c. To report immediately to the court and the petitioner any unauthorized
6absence of the person who will be placed on supervised release from the housing
7arrangement to which the person has been assigned. This subd. 4. c. applies only if
8the person or agency that is providing the housing is a state or local government
9agency or is licensed by the department.
SB318,67,1210 5. The person who will be placed on supervised release will comply with the
11provider's treatment requirements and all of the requirements that are imposed by
12the department and the court.
SB318,67,1513 6. The department has made provisions for the necessary services, including
14sex offender treatment, other counseling, medication, community support services,
15residential services, vocational services, and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment.
SB318,67,1916 7. The degree of supervision and ongoing treatment needs of the person who
17will be placed on supervised release that is required for the safe management of him
18or her in the community can be provided through the allocation of a reasonable level
19of resources.
Note: Creates new s. 980.07 (4) to (7) revising current law relating to requests for
supervised release. Under current law:
1. A person who is committed as an SVP may petition the committing court to
authorize supervised release if at least 18 months have elapsed since the initial
commitment order was entered or at least 6 months have elapsed since the most recent
release petition was denied or the most recent order for supervised release was revoked.
The director of the facility at which the person is placed may petition on the person's
behalf at any time.
2. Within 20 days after receiving the petition, the court must appoint one or more
examiners who have specialized knowledge determined by the court to be appropriate,
who must examine the person and furnish a written report to the court within 30 days
after the appointment. If any examiner believes that the person is appropriate for

supervised release, the examiner must report on the type of treatment and services that
the person may need while in the community on supervised release.
3. The court, without a jury, must hear the petition within 30 days after the
examiner's report is filed, unless the time limit is waived by the petitioner.
4. The court must grant the petition unless the state proves by clear and convincing
evidence that: (a) it is still likely that the person will engage in acts of sexual violence
if the person is not continued in institutional care; or (b) the person has not demonstrated
significant progress in his or her treatment or the person has refused treatment.
5. In making this decision, the court may consider: (a) The nature and
circumstances of the behavior that was the basis of the allegation in the petition to
commit the person; (b) the person's mental history and present mental condition; (c)
where the person will live; (d) how the person will support himself or herself; and (e) what
arrangements are available to ensure that the person has access to and will participate
in necessary treatment, including pharmacological treatment if the person is a serious
child sex offender.
6. If the court finds that the person is appropriate for supervised release, the court
must notify DHFS. DHFS must make its best effort to arrange for placement of the
person in a residential facility or dwelling that is in the person's county of residence.
7. DHFS and the county department in the county of residence must prepare a plan
that does all of the following: (a) identifies the treatment and services, if any, that the
person will receive in the community; (b) addresses the person's need, if any, for
supervision, counseling, medication, community support services, residential services,
vocational services, and AODA treatment; and (c) specifies who will be responsible for
providing the treatment and services identified in the plan.
8. The plan must be presented to the court for its approval within 60 days after the
court finding that the person is appropriate for supervised release, unless DHFS, the
county department, and the person request additional time to develop the plan.
The bill creates a new process for granting supervised release. As noted above,
DHFS must recommend continued institutional care, supervised release, or discharge
through the reexamination process. The new process is:
1. Within 30 days after the filing of the reexamination report, treatment report,
and DHFS recommendation, the person subject to the SVP commitment or the petitioner
may object to the recommendation by filing a written objection with the court.
2. If DHFS's recommendation is continued institutional care, and there is no
objection, the recommendation is implemented without a hearing. If DHFS recommends
discharge or the person files an objection requesting discharge, the court shall proceed
with determining whether discharge is appropriate. Otherwise the court, without a jury,
must hold a hearing to determine whether to authorize supervised release within 30 days
after the date on which objections are due, unless the time limit is waived by the
petitioner.
3. The court must determine from all of the evidence whether to continue
institutional care and, if not, what the appropriate placement would be for the person
while on supervised release. As under current law, in making this decision, the court may
consider the following: (a) the nature and circumstances of the behavior that was the
basis of the allegation in the commitment petition; (b) the person's mental history and
present mental condition; (c) the person's progress in treatment; (d) the person's refusal
to participate in treatment; and (e) if the court were to authorize supervised release,
where the person would live, how the person would support himself or herself, and what
arrangements would be available to ensure that the person would have access to and
would participate in treatment.
4. The court must select a county to prepare a report on the person's prospective
residential options. Unless the court has good cause to select another county, the court
must select the person's county of residence.

5. The court must order the county department in the county of intended
placement to prepare the report, either independently or with DHFS, identifying
prospective residential options. In identifying prospective residential options, the county
department must consider the proximity of any potential placement to the residence of
other persons on supervised release and to the residence of persons who are in the custody
of DOC and regarding whom a sex offender notification bulletin has been issued. The
county department must complete its report within 30 days following the court order.
6. If the court determines that the prospective residential options identified in the
report are inadequate, the court must select one or more other counties to prepare a
report.
7. The court may order that a person be placed on supervised release if it finds that
all of the following apply:
a. The person who will be placed on supervised release: (1) has made sufficient
progress in treatment such that the risk that the person will reoffend can be safely
managed in the community and the progress can be sustained; and (2) the person's risk
for reoffense has been reduced to a level that it is not likely that the person will reoffend
if so placed.
b. That there is treatment reasonably available in the community and the person
who will be placed on supervised release will be treated by a provider who is qualified to
provide the necessary treatment in this state.
c. The provider presents a specific course of treatment for the person who will be
placed on supervised release, agrees to assume responsibility for the person's treatment,
agrees to comply with the rules and conditions of supervision imposed by the court and
DHFS, agrees to report on the person's progress to the court on a regular basis, and agrees
to report any violations of supervised release immediately to the court and the petitioner.
d. The person who will be placed on supervised release has housing arrangements
that are sufficiently secure to protect the community, and the person or agency that is
providing the housing to the person agrees in writing to accept the person, provide or
allow for the level of safety the court requires, and, if the person or agency providing the
housing is a state or local government agency or is licensed by DHFS, immediately report
to the court and the petitioner any unauthorized absence of the person from the housing
arrangement.
e. The person who will be placed on supervised release will comply with the
provider's treatment requirements and all of the requirements that are imposed by
DHFS and the court.
f. DHFS has made provisions for the necessary services, including sex offender
treatment, other counseling, medication, community support services, residential
services, vocational services, and AODA treatment.
g. The degree of supervision and ongoing treatment needs of the person who will
be placed on supervised release that is required for the safe management for him or her
in the community can be provided through the allocation of a reasonable level of
resources.
SB318, s. 111 1Section 111 . 980.08 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB318,70,2 2980.08 Supervised release; procedures, implementation, revocation.
3(1) If the court determines under s. 980.07 (7) that supervised release is appropriate,
4the court shall order the county department under s. 51.42 in the county of intended

1placement to assist the department of health and family services in implementing
2the supervised release placement.
SB318,70,5 3(2) The department shall file with the court any additional rules of supervision
4not inconsistent with the rules or conditions imposed by the court within 10 days of
5imposing the rule.
SB318,70,7 6(3) If the department wishes to change a rule or condition of supervision
7imposed by the court, it must obtain the court's approval.
SB318,70,16 8(4) An order granting supervised release places the person in the care, control,
9and custody of the department. The department shall arrange for the care, control,
10and treatment of the person in the least restrictive manner consistent with the
11requirements of the person and in accordance with the order for supervised release.
12Before a person is actually released under this section, the court shall notify the
13municipal police department and county sheriff for the municipality and county in
14which the person will be residing. The notification requirement under this
15subsection does not apply if a municipal police department or county sheriff submits
16to the court a written statement waiving the right to be notified.
SB318,70,20 17(5) (a) If the department concludes that a person on supervised release, or
18awaiting placement on supervised release, violated or threatened to violate a rule of
19supervised release, it may petition for revocation of the order granting supervised
20release. The department may also detain the person.
SB318,70,2421 (b) If the department concludes that a person on supervised release, or
22awaiting placement on supervised release, is a threat to the safety of others, it shall
23detain the person and petition for revocation of the order granting supervised
24release.
SB318,71,11
1(c) If the department concludes that the order granting supervised release
2should be revoked, it shall file a statement alleging the violation and a petition to
3revoke the order for supervised release with the committing court and provide a copy
4of each to the regional office of the state public defender responsible for handling
5cases in the county where the committing court is located. If the department has
6detained the person under par. (a) or (b), the department shall file the statement and
7the petition and provide them to the state public defender within 72 hours after the
8detention, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The court shall refer
9the matter to the authority for indigency determinations under s. 977.07 (1) and
10appointment of counsel under s. 977.05 (4) (j). The determination of indigency and
11the appointment of counsel shall be done as soon as circumstances permit.
SB318,71,1612 (d) The court shall hear the petition within 30 days, unless the hearing or time
13deadline is waived. A final decision on the petition to revoke shall be made within
1490 days of the filing of the petition. Pending the final revocation hearing, the
15department may detain the person in the county jail or return him or her to
16institutional care.
SB318,71,22 17(6) (a) If the court finds after a hearing, by clear and convincing evidence, that
18any rule has been violated and the court finds that the violation of the rule merits
19the revocation of the order granting supervised release, the court may revoke the
20order for supervised release and order that the person be placed in institutional care.
21The person shall remain in institutional care until he or she is discharged from the
22commitment or again placed on supervised release.
SB318,72,223 (b) If the court finds after a hearing, by clear and convincing evidence, that the
24safety of others requires that supervised release be revoked, the court shall revoke
25the order granting supervised release and order that the person be placed in

1institutional care. The person shall remain in institutional care until he or she is
2discharged from the commitment or again placed on supervised release.
Note: Revises, by repealing and recreating s. 980.08, stats., current law relating
to supervision of persons on supervised release. Under current law:
1. An order for supervised release places the person in the custody and control of
DHFS. DHFS must arrange for control, care, and treatment of the person in the least
restrictive manner consistent with the requirements of the person and in accordance with
the plan for supervised release. A person on supervised release is subject to the conditions
set by the court and to DHFS rules.
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