Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1211,3 (b) Before the start of the public comment period under par. (a), the department shall provide public notice of the proposed compliance schedule and stipulated penalties that does all of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1211,5 1. Identifies the regulated entity that submitted the report under sub. (3), the facility at which the violation occurred, and the nature of the violation.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1211,7 2. Describes the proposed compliance schedule and the proposed stipulated penalties.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1211,10 3. Identifies an employee of the department and an employee of the regulated entity who may be contacted for additional information about the proposed compliance schedule and the proposed stipulated penalties.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1211,13 4. States that comments concerning the proposed compliance schedule and the proposed stipulated penalties may be submitted to the department during the comment period and states the last date of the comment period.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1211,22 (4) Environmental performance evaluation. If a regulated entity conducts an environmental performance evaluation under sub. (2) (a), the regulated entity does not qualify for participation in the environmental improvement program unless the final written report of findings of the environmental performance evaluation is labeled "environmental performance evaluation report," is dated, and, if the environmental performance evaluation identifies violations of environmental requirements, includes a plan for corrective action. A regulated entity may use a form developed by the regulated entity, by a consultant, or by the department for the final written report of findings of the environmental performance evaluation.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1212,5 (5) Environmental management system. If a regulated entity submits findings from the facility's environmental management system under sub. (2) (a), the regulated entity does not qualify for participation in the environmental improvement program unless the regulated entity's efforts to prevent, detect, and correct violations of environmental requirements are appropriate to the size of the regulated entity and to the nature of its business and are consistent with any criteria used by the federal environmental protection agency to define due diligence in federal audit policies or regulations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1212,15 (6) Compliance schedules. (a) If the department receives a report under sub. (3) that contains a proposed compliance schedule under sub. (3) (e), the department shall review the proposed compliance schedule. The department may approve the compliance schedule as submitted or propose a different compliance schedule. If the regulated entity does not agree to implement a compliance schedule proposed by the department, the department shall schedule a meeting with the regulated entity to attempt to reach an agreement on a compliance schedule. If the department and the regulated entity do not reach an agreement on a compliance schedule, the department may issue a compliance schedule. A compliance schedule under this subsection is subject to review under ch. 227.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1212,19 (b) The department may not approve or issue a compliance schedule that extends longer than 12 months beyond the date of approval of the compliance schedule. The department shall consider the following factors in determining whether to approve a compliance schedule:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1212,20 1. The environmental and public health consequences of the violations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1212,23 2. The time needed to implement a change in raw materials or method of production if that change is an available alternative to other methods of correcting the violations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1212,25 3. The time needed to purchase any equipment or supplies that are needed to correct the violations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1213,8 (6m) Stipulated penalties. (a) If the department receives proposed stipulated penalties under sub. (3) (em), the department shall review the proposed stipulated penalties. The department may approve the stipulated penalties as submitted or propose different stipulated penalties. If the regulated entity does not agree to stipulated penalties proposed by the department, the department shall schedule a meeting with the regulated entity to attempt to reach an agreement on stipulated penalties. If no agreement is reached, there are no stipulated penalties for violations of the compliance schedule.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1213,11 (b) Stipulated penalties approved under par. (a) shall specify a period, not longer than 6 months beyond the end of the compliance schedule, during which the stipulated penalties will apply.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1213,16 (7) Deferred civil enforcement. (a) 1. For at least 90 days after the department receives a report that meets the requirements in sub. (3), this state may not begin a civil action to collect forfeitures for violations of environmental requirements that are disclosed in the report by a regulated entity that qualifies under sub. (2) for participation in the environmental improvement program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1213,21 2. If the regulated entity corrects violations that are disclosed by a regulated entity that qualifies under sub. (2) for participation in the environmental improvement program in a report that meets the requirements of sub. (3) within 90 days after the department receives a report that meets the requirements of sub. (3), this state may not bring a civil action to collect forfeitures for the violations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,6 3. This state may not begin a civil action to collect forfeitures for violations covered by a compliance schedule that is approved under sub. (6) during the period of the compliance schedule if the regulated entity is not violating the compliance schedule. If the regulated entity violates the compliance schedule, the department may collect any stipulated penalties during the period in which the stipulated penalties apply. This state may begin civil action to collect forfeitures for violations of environmental requirements that are not corrected by the end of the period in which the stipulated penalties apply. If the regulated entity violates the compliance schedule and there are no stipulated penalties, this state may begin a civil action to collect forfeitures for the violations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,9 4. If the department approves a compliance schedule under sub. (6) and the regulated entity corrects the violations according to the compliance schedule, this state may not bring a civil action to collect forfeitures for the violations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,12 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), this state may at any time begin a civil action to collect forfeitures for violations of environmental requirements if any of the following apply:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,14 1. The violations present an imminent threat to public health or the environment or may cause serious harm to public health or the environment.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,16 2. The department discovers the violations before submission of a report under sub. (3).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,18 3. The violations resulted in a substantial economic benefit that gives the regulated entity a clear advantage over its business competitors.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1214,21 4. The violations are identified through monitoring or sampling required by permit, statute, rule, regulation, judicial or administrative order, or consent agreement.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,6 (8) Consideration of actions by regulated entity. If the department receives a report that complies with sub. (3) from a regulated entity that qualifies under sub. (2) for participation in the environmental improvement program, and the report discloses a potential criminal violation of an environmental requirement, the department and the department of justice shall take into account the diligent actions of, and reasonable care taken by, the regulated entity to comply with environmental requirements in deciding whether to pursue a criminal enforcement action and what penalty should be sought. In determining whether a regulated entity acted with due diligence and reasonable care, the department and the department of justice shall consider whether the regulated entity has demonstrated any of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,8 (a) That the regulated entity took corrective action that was timely when the violation was discovered.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,10 (b) That the regulated entity exercised reasonable care in attempting to prevent the violation and to ensure compliance with environmental requirements.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,14 (c) That the regulated entity had a documented history of good faith efforts to comply with environmental requirements before implementing its environmental management system or before beginning to conduct environmental performance evaluations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,18 (d) That the regulated entity has promptly made appropriate efforts to achieve compliance with environmental requirements since implementing its environmental management system or since beginning to conduct environmental performance evaluations and that action was taken with due diligence.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,20 (e) That the regulated entity exercised reasonable care in identifying violations in a timely manner.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1215,23 (f) That the regulated entity willingly cooperated in any investigation that was conducted by this state or a local governmental unit to determine the extent and cause of the violation.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1216,3 (9) Access to records. (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department shall make any record, report, or other information obtained in the administration of this section available to the public.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1216,9 (c) The department shall keep confidential any part of a record, report, or other information obtained in the administration of this section, other than emission data or discharge data, upon a showing satisfactory to the department by any person that the part of a record, report, or other information would, if made public, divulge a method or process that is entitled to protection as a trade secret, as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), of that person.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1216,15 (d) If the department refuses to release information on the grounds that it is confidential under par. (c) and a person challenges that refusal, the department shall inform the affected regulated entity of that challenge. Unless the regulated entity authorizes the department to release the information, the regulated entity shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by this state to defend the refusal to release the information.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1216,21 (e) Paragraph (c) does not prevent the disclosure of any information to a representative of the department for the purpose of administering this section or to an officer, employee or authorized representative of the federal government for the purpose of administering federal law. When the department provides information that is confidential under par. (c) to the federal government, the department shall also provide a copy of the application for confidential status.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1216,24 (10) Penalty. (a) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in a report submitted under sub. (3) shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,3 (b) For purposes of this subsection, an act is committed knowingly if it is done voluntarily and is not the result of negligence, mistake, accident, or circumstances that are beyond the control of the person.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,4 1632. Page 1070, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,5 " Section 3333j. 301.047 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,12 301.047 Inmate rehabilitation and aftercare. (1) Program. The department may permit one or more nonprofit community-based organizations meeting the requirements of this section to operate an inmate rehabilitation program in any department facility if the department determines that operation of that program does not constitute a threat to the security of the facility or the safety of inmates or the public and that operation of the program is in the best interest of the inmates.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,16 (2) Program requirements. (a) An organization seeking to operate a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) shall submit to the department a detailed proposal for the operation of the program. The proposal shall include all of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,18 1. A description of the services to be provided, including aftercare services, and a description of the geographic area in which aftercare services will be provided.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,20 2. A description of the activities to be undertaken and the approximate daily schedule of programming for inmates participating in the program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,21 3. A statement of the qualifications of the individuals providing services.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,23 4. A statement of the organization's policies regarding eligibility of inmates to participate in the program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1217,24 5. A statement of the goals of the program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,2 6. A description of the methods by which the organization will evaluate the effectiveness of the program in attaining the goals under subd. 5.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,3 7. Any other information specified by the department.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,5 (b) An organization seeking to operate a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) shall agree in writing to all of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,7 1. The organization may not receive compensation from the department for services provided in the rehabilitation program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,9 2. The organization may not deny an inmate the opportunity to participate in the program for any reason related to the inmate's religious beliefs or nonbelief.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,10 3. An inmate may stop participating in the program at any time.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,13 4. Upon the inmate's release, the organization shall provide community-based aftercare services for each inmate who completes the program and who resides in the geographic area described in par. (a) 1.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,16 (3) Duties and authority of the department. (a) The department shall establish policies that provide an organization operating a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) reasonable access to inmates.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,20 (b) The department shall designate a specific portion of the facility for operation of a rehabilitation program, if one is established, under sub. (1). To the extent possible, inmates participating in the program shall be housed in the portion of the facility in which the program is operated.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1218,22 (c) The department may not require an inmate to participate in a rehabilitation program under sub. (1).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1219,2 (d) The department may not base any decision regarding an inmate's conditions of confinement, including discipline, or an inmate's eligibility for release, on an inmate's decision to participate or not to participate in a rehabilitation program under sub. (1).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1219,6 (e) The treatment of inmates, including the provision of housing, activities in which an inmate may participate, freedom of movement, and work assignments, shall be substantially the same for inmates who participate in a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) and inmates who do not participate in such a program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1219,9 (f) The department may restrict an inmate's participation in a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) only if the restriction is necessary for the security of the facility or the safety of the inmates or the public.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1219,15 (g) The department may suspend or terminate operation of a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) if the organization operating the program fails to comply with any of the requirements under this section and shall suspend or terminate the operation of a program if the department determines that suspension or termination of the program is necessary for the security of the facility or the safety of the inmates or the public or is in the best interests of the inmates.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1219,21 (h) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if an organization operating a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) promotes or informs the department that the organization intends to promote sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization in connection with the rehabilitation program, the department shall permit all other religious organizations meeting the requirements of this section to operate an inmate rehabilitation program under sub. (1).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1220,2 2. The department is not required under subd. 1. to permit a religious organization to operate an inmate rehabilitation program under sub. (1) if the department determines that the organization's operation of that program constitutes a threat to the security of the facility or the safety of the inmates or the public.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1220,11 (4) Evaluation. The department shall evaluate or contract with a public or private agency for an evaluation of the effectiveness of each rehabilitation program operated under sub. (1) in reducing recidivism and alcohol and other drug abuse among program participants. The department shall collect the data and information necessary to evaluate the program. No later than 3 years from the date on which the rehabilitation program begins operating, the department shall submit a report of the evaluation to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, under s. 13.172 (3).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1220,16 (5) Suspension or termination of an inmate's participation. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 2., an organization operating a rehabilitation program under sub. (1) may suspend or terminate an inmate's participation in a program for reasons unrelated to religious beliefs, including the inmate's failure to participate meaningfully in the program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 3334j Section 3334j. 301.065 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1220,25 301.065 Religious organizations; contract powers. (1) Religious organizations; legislative purpose. The purpose of this section is to allow the department to contract with, or award grants to, religious organizations, under any program administered by the department relating to the prevention of delinquency and crime or the rehabilitation of offenders, on the same basis as any other nongovernmental provider, without impairing the religious character of such organizations, and without diminishing the religious freedom of beneficiaries of assistance funded under such program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1221,10 (2) Nondiscrimination against religious organizations. If the department is authorized under ch. 16 to contract with a nongovernmental entity, or to award grants to a nongovernmental entity, religious organizations are eligible, on the same basis as any other private organization, to be contractors and grantees under any program administered by the department so long as the programs are implemented consistently with the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution and article I, section 18, of the Wisconsin constitution. Except as provided in sub. (11), the department may not discriminate against an organization that is or applies to be a contractor or grantee on the basis that the organization does or does not have a religious character or because of the specific religious nature of the organization.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1221,15 (3) Religious character and freedom. (a) The department shall allow a religious organization with which the department contracts or to which the department awards a grant to retain its independence from government, including the organization's control over the definition, development, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1221,18 (b) The department may not require a religious organization to alter its form of internal governance or to remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other symbols to be eligible for a contract or grant.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1221,24 (4) Rights of beneficiaries of assistance. (a) If the department contracts with or awards grants to a religious organization for the provisions of crime prevention or offender rehabilitation assistance under a program administered by the department, an individual who is eligible for this assistance shall be informed in writing that assistance of equal value and accessibility is available from a nonreligious provider upon request.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1222,7 (b) The department shall provide an individual who is otherwise eligible for assistance from an organization described under par. (a) with assistance of equal value from a nonreligious provider if the individual objects to the religious character of the organization described under par. (a) and requests assistance from a nonreligious provider. The department shall provide such assistance within a reasonable period of time after the date of the objection and shall ensure that it is accessible to the individual.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1222,11 (6) Nondiscrimination against beneficiaries. A religious organization may not discriminate against an individual in regard to rendering assistance that is funded under any program administered by the department on the basis of religion, a religious belief or nonbelief, or a refusal to actively participate in a religious practice.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1222,16 (7) Fiscal accountability. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), any religious organization that contracts with, or receives a grant from, the department is subject to the same laws and rules as other contractors and grantees regarding accounting, in accord with generally accepted auditing principles, for the use of the funds provided under such programs.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1222,19 (b) If the religious organization segregates funds provided under programs administered by the department into separate accounts, only the financial assistance provided with those funds shall be subject to audit.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1222,22 (8) Compliance. Any party that seeks to enforce its rights under this section may bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the entity that allegedly commits the violation.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1222,25 (9) Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes. No funds provided directly to religious organizations by the department may be expended for sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,7 (10) Certification of compliance. Every religious organization that contracts with, or receives a grant from, the department to provide delinquency and crime prevention or offender rehabilitation services to eligible recipients shall certify in writing that it has complied with the requirements of subs. (6) and (9) and submit to the department a copy of this certification and a written description of the policies the organization has adopted to ensure that it has complied with the requirements under subs. (6) and (9).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,10 (11) Preemption. Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt any other statute that prohibits or restricts the expenditure of federal or state funds by or the granting of federal or state funds to religious organizations.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,11 1633. Page 1071, line 14: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,13 " Section 3337rb. 301.205 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,14 301.205 (title) Transportation for visits.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 3337rk Section 3337rk. 301.205 of the statutes is renumbered 301.205 (2) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,21 301.205 (2) The Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department may reimburse families visiting girls at a secured correctional facility. If the department decides to provide the reimbursement, the department shall establish criteria for the level of reimbursement, which shall include family income and size and other relevant factors.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,22 " Section 3337rr. 301.205 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1223,24 301.205 (1) The department may not use state funds to transport persons visiting inmates in state prisons.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1224,1 1634. Page 1076, line 7: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1224,2 " Section 3352u. 301.46 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1224,4 301.46 (2s) Providing information to the University of Wisconsin System. (a) In this subsection:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1224,6 1. "Board of regents" means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,1224,8 2. "University of Wisconsin employee" means a person employed by the board of regents.