AB43,1301,1620 165.25 (6) (a) 1. At the request of the head of any department of state
21government, the attorney general may appear for and defend any state department,
22or any state officer, employee, or agent of the department in any civil action or other
23matter brought before a court or an administrative agency which is brought against
24the state department, or officer, employee, or agent for or on account of any act
25growing out of or committed in the lawful course of an officer's, employee's, or agent's

1duties. Witness fees or other expenses determined by the attorney general to be
2reasonable and necessary to the defense in the action or proceeding shall be paid as
3provided for in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle the action
4as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of the state except that,
5if the action is for injunctive relief or there is a proposed consent decree, the attorney
6general may not compromise or settle the action without the approval of an
7intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, without first submitting
8a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 working days after
9the plan is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney
10general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
11proposed plan, the attorney general may compromise or settle the action only with
12the approval of the committee. The attorney general may not submit a proposed plan
13to the joint committee on finance under this subdivision in which the plan concedes
14the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or
15concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval
16of the joint committee on legislative organization
.
AB43,2332 17Section 2332. 165.25 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2333 18Section 2333 . 165.25 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1301,2119 165.25 (11m) False claims. Diligently investigate possible violations of s.
2020.9315 and, if the department determines that a person has committed an act that
21is punishable under s. 20.9315, may bring a civil action against that person.
AB43,2334 22Section 2334 . 165.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1302,223 165.63 (3) Requests from courts. In making a determination required under
24s. 813.124 (7) (a), 813.1285 (7) (a), or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1., a judge or court commissioner

1shall request information under sub. (2) from the department or from a law
2enforcement agency or law enforcement officer as provided in sub. (4) (d).
AB43,2335 3Section 2335 . 165.63 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1302,64 165.63 (4) (d) Aid the court in making a determination required under s.
5813.124 (7) (a), 813.1285 (7) (a), or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1. or aid an entity in making a
6determination required under s. 968.20 (1m) (d) 2.
AB43,2336 7Section 2336. 165.68 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1302,88 165.68 (1) (a) 3. Sexual abuse, as defined in s. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6 (1) (gd).
AB43,2337 9Section 2337 . 165.73 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1302,11 10165.73 Hate crimes reporting. (1) In this section, “hate crime” means an
11act described under s. 939.645 (1).
AB43,1302,15 12(2) The department of justice shall provide a publicly accessible
13Internet-based reporting system and a telephone hotline for the reporting of hate
14crimes. The department of justice shall ensure that the reporting system and hotline
15do all of the following:
AB43,1302,1716 (a) Relay a report of a hate crime to the appropriate employee of the department
17or law enforcement officer for investigation.
AB43,1302,1818 (b) Direct individuals to appropriate local support services.
AB43,1302,2119 (c) Maintain confidentiality for any personally identifiable information that an
20individual provides through the reporting system or hotline, except as needed for
21investigative, legal, or crime victims service purposes.
AB43,1302,2422 (d) Are staffed by individuals who are trained to be knowledgeable about
23applicable federal, state, and local hate crime laws and law enforcement and support
24services.
AB43,1303,4
1(3) The department of justice shall collaborate with community organizations
2to provide a public education campaign to raise awareness of hate crimes and to
3promote the reporting of hate crimes using the reporting system and hotline
4described in sub. (2).
AB43,1303,6 5(4) The department of justice shall collect data on hate crime reporting under
6sub. (2).
AB43,2338 7Section 2338 . 165.83 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1303,98 165.83 (1) (c) 1. An act that is committed by a person who has attained the age
9of 17
an adult and that is a felony or a misdemeanor.
AB43,2339 10Section 2339 . 165.83 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1303,1311 165.83 (1) (c) 2. An act that is committed by a person minor who has attained
12the age of 10 but who has not attained the age of 17 and that would be a felony or
13misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
AB43,2340 14Section 2340 . 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1303,1815 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. The board may not create criteria for participation in the
16preparatory training program under subd. 1. that would prevent a person from
17participation if the person is in receipt of a valid employment authorization from the
18federal department of homeland security.
AB43,2341 19Section 2341. 165.93 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1303,2020 165.93 (2) (title) Grants by application.
AB43,2342 21Section 2342. 165.93 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1304,222 165.93 (2m) Grants to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. In
23addition to the grants under sub. (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (e),
24the department shall provide a grant of $343,000 annually to the Wisconsin Coalition

1Against Sexual Assault to provide services for sexual assault victims. The Wisconsin
2Coalition Against Sexual Assault may also apply for grants under sub. (2).
AB43,2343 3Section 2343. 165.935 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1304,6 4165.935 Grants for crime victim services. The department of justice shall
5award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (bf) to organizations that
6provide services for crime victims.
AB43,2344 7Section 2344. 165.937 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1304,10 8165.937 Grants for protection of elders. (1) The department of justice shall
9award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to organizations that
10promote the protection of elders.
AB43,1304,13 11(2) The department of justice shall provide funds from the appropriation under
12s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to support a statewide elder abuse hotline for persons to
13anonymously provide tips regarding suspected elder abuse.
AB43,2345 14Section 2345. 165.95 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1304,16 15165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant
16program.
AB43,2346 17Section 2346 . 165.95 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1304,2018 165.95 (1) (ac) “Evidence-based practice" means a practice that has been
19developed using research to determine its efficacy for achieving positive measurable
20outcomes, including reducing recidivism and increasing public safety.
AB43,2347 21Section 2347 . 165.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1305,422 165.95 (2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes
23to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred
24prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that
25provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who

1abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from
2the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (ek), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department
3of justice shall collaborate with the department of corrections and the department
4of health services in establishing this grant program.
AB43,2348 5Section 2348. 165.95 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1305,86 165.95 (2r) Any county or tribe that receives a grant under this section on or
7after January 1, 2012,
shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 10 percent
8of the amount of the grant.
AB43,2349 9Section 2349. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2350 10Section 2350 . 165.95 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1305,1411 165.95 (3) (ag) The county's or tribe's program operates within the continuum
12from arrest to discharge from supervision and provides an alternative to prosecution,
13revocation, or incarceration through the use of pre-charge and post-charge
14diversion programs or treatment courts and community-based corrections.
AB43,2351 15Section 2351 . 165.95 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1305,2116 165.95 (3) (b) The program employs evidence-based practices and is designed
17to promote and facilitate the implementation of effective criminal justice policies and
18practices that maximize justice and
public and victim safety, reduce prison and jail
19populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, and reduce recidivism, and
20improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of
21participants
.
AB43,2352 22Section 2352 . 165.95 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1305,2523 165.95 (3) (bd) The program identifies each target population served by the
24program and identifies the evidence-based practices the program employs for each
25target population it serves.
AB43,2353
1Section 2353 . 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1306,72 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. If the program is administered by a tribe, the criminal justice
3oversight committee shall consist of a representative of the judiciary, a
4representative of criminal prosecution and criminal defense, a social services
5provider, a behavioral health treatment provider, a law enforcement officer, a
6representative of corrections, and other members that the oversight committee
7determines are appropriate to the program.
AB43,2354 8Section 2354. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1306,129 165.95 (3) (d) Services provided under the program are consistent with
10evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as
11determined by the department of health services
, and the program provides
12intensive case management.
AB43,2355 13Section 2355. 165.95 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1306,1514 165.95 (3) (e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote
15successful substance abuse treatment success.
AB43,2356 16Section 2356 . 165.95 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1306,2417 165.95 (3) (g) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services
18provided to program participants by state and local government agencies , tribes, and
19other organizations. The program shall require regular communication and
20coordination
among a participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other
21service providers, the case manager, and any person designated under the program
22to monitor the person's compliance with his or her obligations under the program,
23and any probation, extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the
24participant.
AB43,2357 25Section 2357 . 165.95 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1307,4
1165.95 (3) (h) The program provides substance abuse and mental health
2treatment
services through providers that who use evidence-based practices in the
3delivery of services and, where applicable, who
are certified by the department of
4health services
or licensed to provide the services approved under the program.
AB43,2358 5Section 2358 . 165.95 (3) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3d) and
6amended to read:
AB43,1307,117 165.95 (3d) The A program requires that receives a grant under this section
8may require
participants to pay a reasonable amount for their treatment, based on
9their income and available assets, and pursues to pursue and uses use all possible
10resources available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid programs,
11including cash, vouchers, and direct services.
AB43,2359 12Section 2359. 165.95 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1307,2013 165.95 (3) (j) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in
14collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state
15public defender, local and, if applicable, tribal law enforcement officials, county
16agencies and, if applicable, tribal agencies responsible for providing social services,
17including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction substance use
18disorder
, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the
19departments of corrections, children and families, and health services, private social
20services agencies, and substance abuse use disorder treatment providers.
AB43,2360 21Section 2360 . 165.95 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1307,2422 165.95 (3) (k) The county or tribe complies with other eligibility requirements
23established by the department of justice to promote the objectives listed in pars. (a)
24and (b)
this subsection.
AB43,2361
1Section 2361 . 165.95 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3) (cm)
2(intro.) and amended to read:
AB43,1308,73 165.95 (3) (cm) (intro.) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section
4shall create an
The program identifies a criminal justice oversight committee to
5develop and implement the program design and advise the county or tribe in
6administering and evaluating its program. Each The membership of each criminal
7justice oversight committee shall be as follows:
AB43,1308,19 81. If the program is administered by a county, or by a county and a tribe
9pursuant to sub. (6), the criminal justice oversight
committee shall consist of a circuit
10court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or
11his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county,
12a representative of the tribe, if applicable, a representative of each other county
13agency and, if applicable, tribal agency responsible for providing social services,
14including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works
15program,
representatives of the department of corrections and department of health
16services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of
17substance abuse behavioral health treatment providers, and other members to be
18determined by the county or tribe
the oversight committee determines are
19appropriate for the program
.
AB43,2362 20Section 2362 . 165.95 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (5) (ag) and
21amended to read:
AB43,1309,222 165.95 (5) (ag) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section shall
23comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the department of
24justice and to the criminal justice oversight committee created under par. (a)

1identified in sub. (3) (cm) regarding the impact of the program on jail and prison
2populations and
its progress in attaining the goals specified in sub. (3) (b) and (f).
AB43,2363 3Section 2363 . 165.95 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2364 4Section 2364 . 165.95 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1309,115 165.95 (6) A county or tribe may, with one or more other counties or tribes,
6jointly apply for and receive a grant under this section. Upon submitting a joint
7application, each county or tribe shall include with the application a written
8agreement specifying each tribe's and each county department's role in developing,
9administering, and evaluating the program. The criminal justice oversight
10committee established under sub. (5) (a) identified in sub. (3) (cm) shall consist of
11representatives from each county or tribe that participates in the program.
AB43,2365 12Section 2365. 165.95 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1309,1713 165.95 (7) Grants provided under this section shall be provided on a calendar
14year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the department of justice decides to make
15a grant to a county or tribe under this section, the department of justice shall notify
16the county or tribe of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than
17September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made
.
AB43,2366 18Section 2366. 165.95 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1309,2319 165.95 (7m) Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 2023-24, the department of
20justice shall, every 5 4 years, make grants under this section available to any county
21or tribe on a competitive basis. A county or tribe may apply for a grant under this
22subsection regardless of whether the county or tribe has received a grant previously
23under this section.
AB43,2367 24Section 2367. 165.97 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1310,2
1165.97 Office of missing and murdered indigenous women. (1)
2Definitions. In this section:
AB43,1310,33 (d) “Office” means the office of missing and murdered indigenous women.
AB43,1310,54 (m) “Tribe” means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this
5state.
AB43,1310,6 6(2) Duties. The office shall do all of the following:
AB43,1310,77 (a) Provide services to crime victims and witnesses who are members of a tribe.
AB43,1310,98 (b) Provide trauma-informed health and wellness support for crime victims,
9their families, and other persons who are members of a tribe.
AB43,1310,1410 (c) Offer or contract with another entity to offer training relating to missing and
11murdered indigenous women. Training under this paragraph may include training
12topics such as search and rescue tactics, enhanced response and coordination tactics
13across federal, state, and tribal jurisdictions, and other topics relating to missing and
14murdered indigenous women.
AB43,1310,17 15(3) Grant program. The office shall establish a program to provide grants from
16the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (c) to tribes and organizations affiliated with
17tribes relating to missing and murdered indigenous women.
AB43,2368 18Section 2368. 165.990 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1310,23 19165.990 Grants for community policing and community prosecution
20programs.
The department of justice shall award grants from the appropriation
21under s. 20.455 (2) (bc) to cities, villages, and towns; counties, including district
22attorney offices; and federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this
23state to fund community policing and community prosecution programs.
AB43,2369 24Section 2369. 165.991 of the statutes is created to read:
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