938.21 (6) Amendment of order. An order placing a juvenile under sub. (4) (a) on conditions specified in this section may at any time be amended at any time, with notice, so as to return place the juvenile to in another form of custody for failure to conform to the conditions originally imposed. A juvenile may be transferred to secure custody if he or she meets the criteria of s. 938.208.
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207. 938.21 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.21 (7) Deferred prosecution. If the judge or circuit court commissioner court determines that the best interests of the juvenile and the public are served, he or she the court may enter a consent decree under s. 938.32 or order dismiss the petition dismissed and refer the matter to the intake worker for deferred prosecution in accordance with s. 938.245.
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208. 938.22 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.22 (title) Establishment of county or County and private juvenile facilities.
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209. 938.22 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
938.22 (1) (title) Establishment and policies.
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210. 938.22 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.22 (1) (a) Subject to s. 48.66 (1) (b), the county board of supervisors of any a county may establish a secured group home or a secure juvenile detention facility in accordance with ss. 301.36 and 301.37 or the county boards of supervisors for 2 or more counties may jointly establish a secured group home or a secure
juvenile detention facility in accordance with ss. 46.20, 301.36, and 301.37. The county board of supervisors of any a county may establish a shelter care facility in accordance with ss. 46.16 and 46.17 or the county boards of supervisors for 2 or more counties may jointly establish a shelter care facility in accordance with ss. 46.16, 46.17, and 46.20. A private entity may establish a secure
juvenile detention facility in accordance with ss. 301.36 and 301.37 and contract with one or more county boards of supervisors under s. 938.222 for holding to hold juveniles in the private secure juvenile detention facility.
(b) Subject to sub. (3) (ar), in counties having a population of less than 500,000, the nonjudicial operational policies of a public secured group home, secure juvenile detention facility or shelter care facility shall be determined by the county board of supervisors or, in the case of a public secured group home, secure juvenile detention facility or shelter care facility established by 2 or more counties, by the county boards of supervisors for the 2 or more counties jointly. Those policies shall be executed by the superintendent appointed under sub. (3) (a).
(c) In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the nonjudicial operational policies of a public secured group home, secure juvenile detention facility and the detention section of the children's court center shall be established by the county board of supervisors, and the execution thereof policies shall be the responsibility of executed by the director of the children's court center.
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211. 938.22 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
938.22 (2) (title) Plans and requirements.
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212. 938.22 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.22 (2) (a) Counties shall submit plans for the secured group home, secure a juvenile detention facility or juvenile portion of the county jail to the department of corrections and submit plans for the a shelter care facility to the department of health and family services. A private entity that proposes to establish a secure juvenile detention facility shall submit plans for the secure detention facility to the department of corrections. The applicable department shall review the submitted plans. A county or a private entity may not implement any such a plan unless the applicable department has approved the plan. The department of corrections shall promulgate rules establishing minimum requirements for the approval of the and operation of secured group homes, secure juvenile detention facilities and the juvenile portion of county jails. The plans and rules shall be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the juveniles placed in those facilities.
(b) If the department approves, a secure juvenile detention facility or a holdover room may be a part of located in a public building in which there is a jail or other facility for the detention of adults if the secure
juvenile detention facility or holdover room is so physically segregated from the jail or other facility so that juveniles may enter the secure juvenile detention facility or holdover room may be entered without passing through areas where adults are confined and that juveniles detained in the secure juvenile detention facility or holdover room cannot communicate with or view adults confined therein in the jail or other facility.
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213. 938.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.22 (3) Supervision of facility. (a) In counties having a population of less than 500,000, public secured group homes, secure juvenile detention facilities and public shelter care facilities shall be in the charge of a superintendent. The county board of supervisors or, where 2 or more counties operate joint public secured group homes, secure juvenile detention facilities or shelter care facilities, the county boards of supervisors for the 2 or more counties jointly shall appoint the superintendent and other necessary personnel for the care and education of the juveniles placed in those facilities, subject to par. (am) and to civil service regulations in counties having civil service.
(am) If a secure juvenile detention facility or holdover room is part of a public building in which there is a jail or other facility for the detention of adults, the sheriff or other keeper of the jail or other facility for the detention of adults may nominate persons to be considered under par. (a) for the position of superintendent of the secure juvenile detention facility or holdover room. Nominees under this paragraph shall have demonstrated administrative abilities and a demonstrated interest in the problems of juvenile justice and the welfare of juveniles.
(ar) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (b), if a secure juvenile detention facility or holdover room is part of located in a public building in which there is a jail or other facility for the detention of adults, the sheriff or other keeper of the jail or other facility for the detention of adults shall determine the security and emergency response policies of that secure juvenile detention facility or holdover room relating to security and emergency response and shall determine the procedures for implementing those policies.
(b) In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the director of the children's court center shall be in charge of and responsible for public secured group homes, secure juvenile detention facilities, the secure juvenile detention section of the center, and the personnel assigned to this section, including a detention supervisor or superintendent. The director of the children's court center may also serve as superintendent of detention if the county board of supervisors so determines.
(bm) A private secure juvenile detention facility shall be in the charge of a superintendent appointed by the private entity operating the secure detention facility.
(c) All superintendents A superintendent appointed under par. (a), (b), or (bm) after May 1, 1992, shall, within one year after that appointment, successfully complete an administrative training program approved or provided by the department of justice.
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214. 938.22 (5) (title) and (7) (title) of the statutes are created to read:
938.22 (5) (title) County contracts with private facilities.
(7) (title) Licensing of shelter care facilities.
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215. 938.22 (7) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.22 (7) (a) No person may establish a shelter care facility without first obtaining a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a). To obtain a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) to operate a shelter care facility, a person must meet the minimum requirements for a license established by the department of health and family services under s. 48.67, meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685, and pay the license fee under par. (b). A license issued under s. 48.66 (1) (a) to operate a shelter care facility is valid until revoked or suspended, but shall be reviewed every 2 years as provided in s. 48.66 (5).
(b) Before the department of health and family services may issue a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) to operate a shelter care facility, the shelter care facility must shall pay to that department a biennial fee of $60.50, plus a biennial fee of $18.15 per juvenile, based on the number of juveniles that the shelter care facility is licensed to serve. A shelter care facility that wishes to continue a license issued under s. 48.66 (1) (a) shall pay the fee under this paragraph by the continuation date of the license. A new shelter care facility shall pay the fee under this paragraph by no later than 30 days before the opening of the shelter care facility.
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216. 938.222 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.222 (1) Uses of facilities. The county board of supervisors of any a county may contract with a private entity that operates a secure juvenile detention facility for the use of the secure detention facility for the holding of to hold juveniles who meet the criteria under s. 48.208, 938.17 (1), 938.183 (1m) (a), or 938.208 or who are subject to a disposition under s. 938.17 (1) (b) or 938.34 (3) (f), a sanction under s. 938.355 (6) (d) 1., or short-term detention under s. 938.355 (6d) or 938.534 (1).
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217. 938.222 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
938.222 (2) (title) Contract requirements.
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218. 938.222 (2) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
938.222 (2) (a) 1. That the private secure juvenile detention facility meet or exceed the minimum requirements for the approval and operation of a secure
juvenile detention facility established by the department by rules promulgated rule under s. 938.22 (2) (a) and that the private secure juvenile detention facility be approved by the department under s. 301.36.
2. That the private secure juvenile detention facility provide educational programming, health care, and other care that is equivalent to that which a juvenile would receive if held in a public secure
juvenile detention facility.
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219. 938.223 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
938.223 (1) (title) Uses of facilities.
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220. 938.223 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
938.223 (2) (title) Contract requirements.
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221. 938.223 (2) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
938.223 (2) (a) 1. That the Minnesota secure juvenile detention facility meet or exceed the minimum requirements for the approval and operation of a Wisconsin secure juvenile detention facility established by the department by rules promulgated rule under s. 938.22 (2) (a) and that the Minnesota secure juvenile detention facility be approved by the department under s. 301.36.
2. That the Minnesota secure juvenile detention facility provide educational programming, health care, and other care that is equivalent to that which a juvenile would receive if held in a Wisconsin secure juvenile detention facility.
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222. 938.223 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.223 (3) Minnesota juveniles in Wisconsin facilities. The county board of supervisors of any a county that operates a secure juvenile detention facility may contract with one or more counties in Minnesota for the use of the secure juvenile detention facility operated by the Wisconsin county for the holding of juveniles transferred to that secure juvenile detention facility by the Minnesota county.
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223. 938.224 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.224 (1) Uses of facilities. The county board of supervisors of any a county may contract with the department for the use of a secured juvenile correctional facility operated by the department for the holding of juveniles who meet the criteria under s. 48.208, 938.17 (1), 938.183 (1m) (a), or 938.208 or who are subject to a disposition under s. 938.17 (1) (b) or 938.34 (3) (f), a sanction under s. 938.355 (6) (d) 1., or short-term detention under s. 938.355 (6d) or 938.534 (1).
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224. 938.224 (2) (title), (3) (title) and (4) (title) of the statutes are created to read:
938.224 (2) (title) Contract requirements.
(3) (title) Additional requirements.
(4) (title) Supervision and control of juveniles.
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225. 938.23 (1g) and (1m) (a), (am) and (b) 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
938.23 (1g) Definition. In this section, "counsel" means an attorney acting as adversary counsel who.
(1j) Duties of Counsel. Counsel shall advance and protect the legal rights of the party represented, and who. Counsel may not act as guardian ad litem for any party in the same proceeding.
(1m) (a) Any A juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or held in a secure juvenile detention facility shall be represented by counsel at all stages of the proceedings, but a. A juvenile 15 years of age or older may waive counsel if the court is satisfied that the waiver is knowingly and voluntarily made and the court accepts the waiver. If the waiver is accepted, the court may not place the juvenile in a secured juvenile correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured
group home residential care center for children and youth, transfer supervision of the juvenile to the department for participation in the serious juvenile offender program, or transfer jurisdiction over the juvenile to adult court.
(am) A juvenile subject to a sanction under s. 938.355 (6) (a) shall be is entitled to representation by counsel at the hearing under s. 938.355 (6) (c).
(b) 2. If the petition is contested, the court may not place the juvenile outside his or her home unless the juvenile is represented by counsel at the fact-finding hearing and subsequent proceedings. If the petition is not contested, the court may not place the juvenile outside his or her home unless the juvenile is represented by counsel at the hearing at which the placement is made. For a juvenile under 12 years of age, the judge court may appoint a guardian ad litem instead of counsel.
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226. 938.23 (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.23 (3) Power of the court to appoint counsel. Except in proceedings under s. 938.13 as provided in this subsection, at any time, upon request or on its own motion, the court may appoint counsel for the juvenile or any party, unless the juvenile or the party has or wishes to retain counsel of his or her own choosing. The court may not appoint counsel for any party other than the juvenile in a proceeding under s. 938.13.
(4) Providing counsel. In any situation under this section in which If a juvenile has a right to be represented by counsel or is provided counsel at the discretion of the court under this section and counsel is not knowingly and voluntarily waived, the court shall refer the juvenile to the state public defender and counsel shall be appointed by the state public defender under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency. In any other situation under this section in which a person has a right to be represented by counsel or is provided counsel at the discretion of the court, competent and independent counsel shall be provided and reimbursed in any manner suitable to the court regardless of the person's ability to pay, except that the court may not order a person who files a petition under s. 813.122 or 813.125 to reimburse counsel for the juvenile who is named as the respondent in that petition.
(5) Counsel of own choosing. Regardless of any provision of this section Notwithstanding subs. (3) and (4), any party is entitled to retain counsel of his or her own choosing at his or her own expense in any proceeding under this chapter.
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227. 938.235 (3) (a) and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.235 (3) (a) The guardian ad litem shall be an advocate for the best interests of the person for whom the appointment is made. The guardian ad litem shall function independently, in the same manner as an attorney for a party to the action, and shall consider, but shall not be bound by, the wishes of such the person or the positions of others as to the best interests of such the person. If the guardian ad litem determines that the best interests of the person are substantially inconsistent with the person's wishes of such person, the guardian ad litem shall so inform the court and the court may appoint counsel to represent that the person. The guardian ad litem has none of the rights or duties of a general guardian.
(b) (intro.) In addition to any other duties and responsibilities required of a guardian ad litem, a guardian ad litem appointed for a juvenile who is the subject of a proceeding under s. 938.13 shall do all of the following:
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228. 938.235 (7) and (8) (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.235 (7) Termination and extension of appointment. The appointment of a guardian ad litem under sub. (1) terminates upon the entry of the court's final order or upon the termination of any appeal in which the guardian ad litem participates. The guardian ad litem may appeal, may participate in an appeal, or may do neither. If an appeal is taken by any party and the guardian ad litem chooses not to participate in that the appeal, he or she shall file with the appellate court a statement of reasons for not participating. Irrespective of the guardian ad litem's decision not to participate in an appeal, the appellate court may order the guardian ad litem to participate in the appeal. At any time, the guardian ad litem, any party, or the person for whom the appointment is made may request in writing or on the record that the court extend or terminate the appointment or reappointment. The court may extend that appointment, or reappoint a guardian ad litem appointed under this section, after the entry of the final order or after the termination of the appeal, but the court shall specifically state the scope of the responsibilities of the guardian ad litem during the period of that the extension or reappointment.
(8) (b) The court may order either or both of the parents of a juvenile for whom a guardian ad litem is appointed under this chapter to pay all or any part of the compensation of the guardian ad litem. In addition, upon Upon motion by the guardian ad litem, the court may order either or both of the parents of the juvenile to pay the fee for an expert witness used by the guardian ad litem, if the guardian ad litem shows that the use of the expert is necessary to assist the guardian ad litem in performing his or her functions or duties under this chapter. If one or both of the parents are indigent or if the court determines that it would be unfair to a parent to require him or her to pay, the court may order the county of venue to pay the compensation and fees, in whole or in part. If the court orders the county of venue to pay because a parent is indigent, the court may also order either or both of the parents to reimburse the county, in whole or in part, for the payment.
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229. 938.237 (1) (title), (2) (title) and (3) (title) of the statutes are created to read:
938.237 (1) (title) Citation form.
(2) (title) Procedures.
(3) (title) Disposition.
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230. 938.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
938.24 (1) Referral of information to intake worker; inquiry. Except when a citation has been issued under s. 938.17 (2), information indicating that a juvenile should be referred to the court as delinquent, in need of protection or services, or in violation of a civil law or a county, town, or municipal ordinance shall be referred to the an intake worker, who. The intake worker shall conduct an intake inquiry on behalf of the court to determine whether the available facts establish prima facie jurisdiction and to determine the best interests of the juvenile and of the public with regard to any action to be taken.
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231. 938.24 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
938.24 (1m) (title) Counseling.
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232. 938.24 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are amended to read:
938.24 (2) Multidisciplinary screens; intake conferences. (a) As part of the intake inquiry the intake worker, after providing notice to the juvenile, parent, guardian, and legal custodian, may conduct multidisciplinary screens and intake conferences with notice to the juvenile, parent, guardian and legal custodian. If sub. (2m) applies and if the juvenile has not refused to participate under par. (b), the intake worker shall conduct a multidisciplinary screen under s. 938.547 if the juvenile has not refused to participate under par. (b).
(b) No juvenile or other person may be compelled by an intake worker to appear at any conference, participate in a multidisciplinary screen, produce any papers, or visit any place by an intake worker.
(2m) Multidisciplinary screen; pilot program. (a) In counties that have a pilot program under s. 938.547, a multidisciplinary screen shall be conducted for a juvenile who is or does any of the following:
1. Any juvenile alleged Alleged to have committed a violation specified under ch. 961.
2. Any juvenile alleged Alleged to be delinquent or in need of protection and services who and has at least 2 prior adjudications for a violation of s. 125.07 (4) (a) or (b), 125.085 (3) (b), or 125.09 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to any of those sections.
3. Any juvenile alleged Alleged to have committed any offense which that appears to the intake worker to be directly motivated by the juvenile's need to purchase or otherwise obtain alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs.
4. Any juvenile 12 Twelve years of age or older who and requests and consents to a multidisciplinary screen.
5. Any juvenile who consents Consents to a multidisciplinary screen requested by his or her parents.
(b) The multidisciplinary screen may be conducted by an intake worker for any reason other than those specified in the criteria under in par. (a).
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233. 938.24 (2r) (title) and (3) (title) of the statutes are created to read:
938.24 (2r) (title) American Indian juvenile; notification of tribal court.
(3) (title) Request for petition.
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234. 938.24 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
