AB953-ASA1,40,207 938.48 (4) Care, training, and placement. Provide appropriate care and
8training for juveniles under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or
9(4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4), including serving those juveniles in their own homes,
10placing them in licensed foster homes or licensed group homes under s. 48.63 or in
11independent living situations as provided in s. 938.34 (3) (e), contracting for their
12care by licensed child welfare agencies, or replacing them in juvenile correctional
13facilities or secured residential care centers for children and youth in accordance
14with rules promulgated under ch. 227, except that the department may not purchase
15the educational component of private day treatment programs for a juvenile in its
16custody unless the department, the school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), and the
17state superintendent of public instruction all determine that an appropriate public
18education program is not available for the juvenile. Disputes between the
19department and the school district shall be resolved by the state superintendent of
20public instruction.
AB953-ASA1,81 21Section 81 . 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,40,2322 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
23938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (3) or (4) when the person reached 17 years of age.
AB953-ASA1,82 24Section 82 . 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
25.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,41,2
1938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183,
2938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (3) or (4) when the person reached 17 years of age.
AB953-ASA1,83 3Section 83 . 938.48 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,41,74 938.48 (5) Moral and religious training. Provide for the moral and religious
5training of a juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or
6(4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) according to the religious beliefs of the juvenile or of the
7juvenile's parents.
AB953-ASA1,84 8Section 84 . 938.48 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
9(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,41,1310 938.48 (5) Moral and religious training. Provide for the moral and religious
11training of a juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or
12(4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) according to the religious beliefs of the juvenile or of the
13juvenile's parents.
AB953-ASA1,85 14Section 85 . 938.48 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,41,2015 938.48 (6) Emergency surgery. Consent to emergency surgery under the
16direction of a licensed physician or surgeon for any juvenile under its supervision
17under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) upon notification by
18a licensed physician or surgeon of the need for the surgery and if reasonable effort,
19compatible with the nature and time limitation of the emergency, has been made to
20secure the consent of the juvenile's parent or guardian.
AB953-ASA1,86 21Section 86 . 938.48 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,42,323 938.48 (6) Emergency surgery. Consent to emergency surgery under the
24direction of a licensed physician or surgeon for any juvenile under its supervision
25under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) upon notification by

1a licensed physician or surgeon of the need for the surgery and if reasonable effort,
2compatible with the nature and time limitation of the emergency, has been made to
3secure the consent of the juvenile's parent or guardian.
AB953-ASA1,87 4Section 87 . 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,42,125 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17. Pay
6maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410
7(3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age, were students regularly
8attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational
9or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who
10upon attaining that age were under the supervision of the department under s.
11938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) as a result of a judicial
12decision.
AB953-ASA1,88 13Section 88 . 938.48 (14) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
14(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,42,2215 938.48 (14) School-related expenses for juveniles over 17. Pay
16maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410
17(3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age, were students regularly
18attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational
19or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who
20upon attaining that age were under the supervision of the department under s.
21938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) as a result of a judicial
22decision.
AB953-ASA1,89 23Section 89 . 938.48 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 938.48 (16) (a).
AB953-ASA1,90 24Section 90 . 938.48 (16) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB953-ASA1,43,8
1938.48 (16) (b) Promulgate rules governing services and programming for
2juveniles in a secured residential care center for children and youth. The department
3shall include uniform data reporting standards for counties or Indian tribes that
4operate or contract with a child welfare agency for a secured residential care center
5for children and youth in rules promulgated under this paragraph. The department
6shall base the rules it promulgates under this paragraph on the recommendations
7provided by the juvenile corrections study committee under 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), section 110 (6) (c ) 1.
AB953-ASA1,91 9Section 91. 938.49 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,43,12 10938.49 (title) Notification by court of placement with a county
11department or the
department of corrections; transfer of reports and
12records.
AB953-ASA1,92 13Section 92. 938.49 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,43,2314 938.49 (1) Notice to county department or department of corrections of
15placement.
When a court places a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility under
16the supervision of a county department or the department of corrections
or a secured
17residential care center for children and youth under the supervision of the
18department of corrections
a county department, the court shall immediately notify
19that the county department or the department of corrections of that action. The court
20shall, in accordance with procedures established by the department of corrections,
21provide transportation for the juvenile to a receiving center designated by that the
22county department or the
department of corrections or deliver the juvenile to
23personnel of that the county department or the department of corrections.
AB953-ASA1,93 24Section 93. 938.49 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,44,5
1938.49 (2) Transfer of court report and pupil records. (intro.) When a court
2places a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center
3for children and youth under the supervision of the department of corrections or a
4county department
, the court and all other public agencies shall immediately do all
5of the following:
AB953-ASA1,94 6Section 94 . 938.49 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,44,107 938.49 (2) (a) Transfer to the department of corrections or the county
8department
a copy of the report submitted to the court under s. 938.33 or, if the report
9was presented orally, a transcript of the report and all other pertinent data in their
10possession.
AB953-ASA1,95 11Section 95 . 938.505 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,44,2112 938.505 (1) Rights and duties of department of corrections or county
13department.
When a juvenile is placed under the supervision of the department of
14corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n) or 938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e) or
15under the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4m) or (4n), the
16department of corrections or county department, whichever has supervision over the
17juvenile, shall have the right and duty to protect, train, discipline, treat, and confine
18the juvenile and to provide food, shelter, legal services, education, and ordinary
19medical and dental care for the juvenile, subject to the rights, duties, and
20responsibilities of the guardian of the juvenile and subject to any residual parental
21rights and responsibilities and the provisions of any court order.
AB953-ASA1,96 22Section 96 . 938.505 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
23(this act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,45,824 938.505 (1) Rights and duties of department of corrections or county
25department.
When a juvenile is placed under the supervision of the department of

1corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m) or (4n), or 938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e)
2or under the supervision of a county department under s. 938.34 (4m) or (4n), the
3department of corrections or county department, whichever has supervision over the
4juvenile, shall have the right and duty to protect, train, discipline, treat, and confine
5the juvenile and to provide food, shelter, legal services, education, and ordinary
6medical and dental care for the juvenile, subject to the rights, duties, and
7responsibilities of the guardian of the juvenile and subject to any residual parental
8rights and responsibilities and the provisions of any court order.
AB953-ASA1,97 9Section 97 . 938.52 (2) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,45,1910 938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the
11department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction.
12The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public
13facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care.
14Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction
15of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision
16over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
17Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or development
18disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am)
19and ch. 51.
AB953-ASA1,45,2220 (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and
21examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34
22(4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.
AB953-ASA1,98 23Section 98 . 938.52 (2) (a) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
24Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,46,10
1938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the
2department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction.
3The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public
4facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care.
5Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction
6of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision
7over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
8Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or development
9disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am)
10and ch. 51.
AB953-ASA1,46,1311 (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and
12examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34
13(4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.
AB953-ASA1,99 14Section 99 . 938.53 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,46,21 15938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over
16delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent
17who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under
18s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) shall be discharged as soon
19as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
20departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and
21treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.
AB953-ASA1,100 22Section 100 . 938.53 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
23act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,47,5 24938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over
25delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent

1who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under
2s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) shall be discharged as soon
3as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
4departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and
5treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.
AB953-ASA1,101 6Section 101. 938.535 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,47,15 7938.535 Early release and intensive supervision program; limits. The
8department of corrections or a county department may establish a program for the
9early release and intensive supervision of juveniles who have been placed in a
10juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and
11youth under s. 938.183 or, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3). The program may not include
12any juveniles who have been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured
13residential care center for children and youth as a result of a delinquent act involving
14the commission of a violent crime as defined in s. 969.035, but not including the crime
15specified in s. 948.02 (1).
AB953-ASA1,102 16Section 102 . 938.539 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,47,2217 938.539 (2) Type 2 juvenile correctional facility; department of corrections
18control.
A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility under s.
19938.357 (4) (a) (am) or who, having been so placed, is replaced in a less restrictive
20placement under s. 938.357 (4) (c) is under the supervision and control of the
21department of corrections, is subject to the rules and discipline of that department,
22and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
AB953-ASA1,103 23Section 103 . 938.539 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,48,824 938.539 (3) Violation of condition of placement. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19
25to 938.21, if a juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and

1youth under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2 juvenile correctional
2facility under s. 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) violates a condition of his or her placement
3in the center or facility, the juvenile may be placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional
4facility as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (b) 1. or in a secured residential care center for
5children and youth as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (b) 2
. This subsection does not
6preclude a juvenile who has violated a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type
72 juvenile correctional facility or a Type 2 residential care center for children and
8youth from being taken into and held in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
AB953-ASA1,104 9Section 104 . 938.539 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,48,1510 938.539 (4) Escape or absence. A juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care
11center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2
12juvenile correctional facility under s. 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) who intentionally fails
13to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement or to return within the
14time prescribed by the administrator of the center or facility is considered an escape
15under s. 946.42 (3) (c).
AB953-ASA1,105 16Section 105 . 938.539 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,49,217 938.539 (5) Operation as Type 2 placement. With respect to a juvenile who is
18placed in a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d)
19or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or in a less restrictive placement under s. 938.357 (4) (c), the
20child welfare agency operating the center in which the juvenile is placed, and the
21person operating any less restrictive placement in which the juvenile is placed, shall
22operate that center or less restrictive placement as a Type 2 residential care center
23for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility. This subsection does
24not preclude a child welfare agency or other person from placing in a residential care
25center for children and youth or less restrictive placement in which a juvenile is

1placed under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) a juvenile who is not placed
2under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c).
AB953-ASA1,106 3Section 106 . 938.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,49,10 4938.54 Records. The department of corrections shall keep a complete record
5on each juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n) or
6938.357 (3) or (4). This record shall include the information received from the court,
7the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the
8juvenile, the results of all tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete
9history of all placements of the juvenile while under the supervision of the
10department of corrections.
AB953-ASA1,107 11Section 107 . 938.54 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
12act), is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,49,19 13938.54 Records. The department of corrections shall keep a complete record
14on each juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) , (4m), or (4n) or
15938.357 (3) or (4). This record shall include the information received from the court,
16the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the
17juvenile, the results of all tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete
18history of all placements of the juvenile while under the supervision of the
19department of corrections.
AB953-ASA1,108 20Section 108 . 938.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,50,821 938.59 (1) Investigation and examination. The county department shall
22investigate the personal and family history and environment of any juvenile
23transferred to its legal custody or placed under its supervision under s. 938.34 (2),
24(4d), (4m), or (4n) and make any physical or mental examinations of the juvenile
25considered necessary to determine the type of care necessary for the juvenile. The

1county department shall screen a juvenile who is examined to determine whether the
2juvenile is in need of special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse,
3mental illness, or severe emotional disturbance. The county department shall keep
4a complete record of the information received from the court, the date of reception,
5all available data on the personal and family history of the juvenile, the results of all
6tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete history of all placements
7of the juvenile while in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county
8department.
AB953-ASA1,109 9Section 109 . 938.595 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-ASA1,50,15 10938.595 Duration of control of county departments over delinquents.
11A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent and placed under the supervision of
12a county department under s. 938.34 (2), (4d) , (4m), or (4n) shall be discharged as
13soon as the county department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
14it is no longer necessary either for the rehabilitation and treatment of the juvenile
15or for the protection of the public that the county department retain supervision.
AB953-ASA1,110 16Section 110 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB953-ASA1,50,1717 (1) Transfer of juveniles.
AB953-ASA1,51,318 (a) Upon the establishment of the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under
19subsection (7) and the secured residential care centers for children and youth under
20subsections (4) and (7m), the department of corrections shall begin to transfer each
21juvenile held in secure custody at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School
22to the appropriate Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care
23center for children and youth. No juvenile may be transferred to a Type 1 juvenile
24correctional facility until the department of corrections determines the facility to be
25ready to accept juveniles, and no juvenile may be transferred to a secured residential

1care center for children and youth until the entity operating the facility determines
2it to be ready to accept juveniles. The transfers may occur in phases. The department
3shall transfer all juveniles under this subsection no later than January 1, 2021.
AB953-ASA1,51,94 (b) On the date on which a juvenile who was under the supervision of the
5department of corrections under section 938.34 (2) or (4m) of the statutes is
6transferred to a secured residential care center for children and youth under
7paragraph (a), the juvenile is under the supervision of the county department of the
8county of the court that adjudicated the juvenile delinquent under section 938.34 (2)
9or (4m) of the statutes.
AB953-ASA1,51,1010 (2) Closure and conversion of facilities.
AB953-ASA1,51,1611 (a) On the earlier of the date on which all juveniles have been transferred to
12secured residential care centers for children and youth and Type 1 juvenile
13correctional facilities under subsection (1 ) or January 1, 2021, the department of
14corrections shall permanently close the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities housed
15at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School in the town of Irma, Lincoln
16County.
AB953-ASA1,51,1917 (b) The department of corrections shall send a notice to the legislative reference
18bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that states the date
19on which the facilities under paragraph (a ) are closed.
AB953-ASA1,51,2020 (3) Juvenile corrections grant committee.
AB953-ASA1,51,2221 (a) Committee; members. There is created in the department of corrections a
22juvenile corrections grant committee consisting of the following members:
AB953-ASA1,51,23 231. The governor, or his or her designee.
AB953-ASA1,51,24 242. The secretary of corrections, or his or her designee.
AB953-ASA1,51,25 253. The secretary of children and families, or his or her designee.
AB953-ASA1,52,2
14. Three senators appointed by the president of the senate or the appointed
2senator's designee.
AB953-ASA1,52,4 35. Three representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the
4assembly or that appointed representative's designee.
AB953-ASA1,52,6 56. One representative of a nonprofit that focuses on best practices for holding
6juveniles in secure custody, appointed by the governor.
AB953-ASA1,52,87 (b) Duties. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall establish and
8administer the juvenile corrections grant program under subsection (4).
AB953-ASA1,52,119 (c) Termination. The juvenile corrections grant committee terminates on the
10earlier of the date on which all projects funded with grants under subsection (4) are
11completed or January 1, 2021.
AB953-ASA1,52,1212 (4) Juvenile corrections grant program.
AB953-ASA1,52,1313 (a) Grants.
AB953-ASA1,52,16 141. There is created a juvenile corrections grant program, administered by the
15juvenile corrections grant committee and the department of corrections. Under the
16juvenile corrections grant program, a county may apply for any of the following:
AB953-ASA1,52,18 17a. A grant to pay 95 percent of the costs of designing and constructing a secured
18residential care center for children and youth.
AB953-ASA1,52,21 19b. A grant to pay 95 percent of the costs of designing and constructing a facility
20that houses both a secured residential care center for children and youth and a
21juvenile detention facility, as defined under subsection (7m) (a).
AB953-ASA1,52,24 22c. A grant to pay 100 percent of the costs of designing and constructing a
23secured residential care center for children and youth only for female juveniles or any
24portion that is only for female juveniles.
AB953-ASA1,53,2
12. Construction costs that are eligible to be paid by a grant under this
2subsection include costs of renovating an existing structure.
AB953-ASA1,53,63 3. A grant awarded under this subsection shall reimburse 95 percent of any
4design costs incurred by a successful applicant in preparing the grant application,
5or 100 percent of any design costs incurred by a successful applicant in preparing the
6grant application with respect to a facility or portion of a facility for female juveniles.
AB953-ASA1,53,107 (b) Multicounty coordination. Multiple counties may coordinate to submit one
8grant application for construction or establishment of a secured residential care
9center for children and youth that will hold juveniles from all of the cooperating
10counties.
AB953-ASA1,53,2411 (c) Requirements. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall establish
12requirements, guidelines, and criteria for the grant proposals and for awarding the
13grants. The committee shall require that, in developing a grant application, the
14county or counties consider best practices in designing and operating facilities that
15hold juveniles in secure custody and the feasibility of developing an existing facility
16into the secured residential care center for children and youth, and solicit input on
17the design of the secured residential care center for children and youth from judges
18at the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chapters 48 and 938 of the
19statutes for that county or, for multicounty grant applications under paragraph (b),
20at the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chapters 48 and 938 of the
21statutes for each county. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall favor
22proposals that utilize existing facilities that consider proximity to the populations
23of juveniles the facility would serve and shall encourage multicounty coordination
24by favoring applications under paragraph (b ).
AB953-ASA1,54,4
1(d) Deadline. Grant applications are due no later than March 31, 2019.
2Between that date and June 30, 2019, the juvenile corrections grant committee may
3work with applicants to modify their applications in order to increase the likelihood
4of being awarded a grant.
AB953-ASA1,54,125 (e) Wisconsin model of juvenile justice; statewide plan. The juvenile corrections
6grant committee shall develop a statewide plan that recommends which grant
7applications to approve, based on an overall view toward a Wisconsin model of
8juvenile justice. The committee shall consult with the departments of corrections
9and children and families on the statewide plan and may not recommend approval
10of an application unless the department of corrections approves the plans and
11specifications for the site and the design and construction of the proposed secured
12residential care center for children and youth under section 301.37 of the statutes.
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