AB953-SSA1,45,112 938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the
3department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction.
4The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public
5facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care.
6Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction
7of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision
8over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
9Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or development
10disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am)
11and ch. 51.
AB953-SSA1,45,1412 (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and
13examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34
14(4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.
AB953-SSA1,98 15Section 98 . 938.52 (2) (a) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
16Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,46,217 938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the
18department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction.
19The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public
20facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care.
21Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction
22of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision
23over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
24Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or development

1disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am)
2and ch. 51.
AB953-SSA1,46,53 (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and
4examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34
5(4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.
AB953-SSA1,99 6Section 99 . 938.53 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,46,13 7938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over
8delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent
9who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under
10s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) shall be discharged as soon
11as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
12departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and
13treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.
AB953-SSA1,100 14Section 100 . 938.53 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
15act), is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,46,22 16938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over
17delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent
18who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under
19s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) shall be discharged as soon
20as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
21departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and
22treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.
AB953-SSA1,101 23Section 101. 938.535 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,47,7 24938.535 Early release and intensive supervision program; limits. The
25department of corrections or a county department may establish a program for the

1early release and intensive supervision of juveniles who have been placed in a
2juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and
3youth under s. 938.183 or, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3). The program may not include
4any juveniles who have been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured
5residential care center for children and youth as a result of a delinquent act involving
6the commission of a violent crime as defined in s. 969.035, but not including the crime
7specified in s. 948.02 (1).
AB953-SSA1,102 8Section 102 . 938.539 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,47,149 938.539 (2) Type 2 juvenile correctional facility; department of corrections
10control.
A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility under s.
11938.357 (4) (a) (am) or who, having been so placed, is replaced in a less restrictive
12placement under s. 938.357 (4) (c) is under the supervision and control of the
13department of corrections, is subject to the rules and discipline of that department,
14and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
AB953-SSA1,103 15Section 103 . 938.539 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,47,2516 938.539 (3) Violation of condition of placement. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19
17to 938.21, if a juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and
18youth under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2 juvenile correctional
19facility under s. 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) violates a condition of his or her placement
20in the center or facility, the juvenile may be placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional
21facility as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (b) 1. or in a secured residential care center for
22children and youth as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (b) 2
. This subsection does not
23preclude a juvenile who has violated a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type
242 juvenile correctional facility or a Type 2 residential care center for children and
25youth from being taken into and held in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
AB953-SSA1,104
1Section 104. 938.539 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,48,72 938.539 (4) Escape or absence. A juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care
3center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2
4juvenile correctional facility under s. 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) who intentionally fails
5to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement or to return within the
6time prescribed by the administrator of the center or facility is considered an escape
7under s. 946.42 (3) (c).
AB953-SSA1,105 8Section 105 . 938.539 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,48,199 938.539 (5) Operation as Type 2 placement. With respect to a juvenile who is
10placed in a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d)
11or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or in a less restrictive placement under s. 938.357 (4) (c), the
12child welfare agency operating the center in which the juvenile is placed, and the
13person operating any less restrictive placement in which the juvenile is placed, shall
14operate that center or less restrictive placement as a Type 2 residential care center
15for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility. This subsection does
16not preclude a child welfare agency or other person from placing in a residential care
17center for children and youth or less restrictive placement in which a juvenile is
18placed under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) a juvenile who is not placed
19under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c).
AB953-SSA1,106 20Section 106 . 938.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,49,2 21938.54 Records. The department of corrections shall keep a complete record
22on each juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n) or
23938.357 (3) or (4). This record shall include the information received from the court,
24the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the
25juvenile, the results of all tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete

1history of all placements of the juvenile while under the supervision of the
2department of corrections.
AB953-SSA1,107 3Section 107 . 938.54 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
4act), is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,49,11 5938.54 Records. The department of corrections shall keep a complete record
6on each juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) , (4m), or (4n) or
7938.357 (3) or (4). This record shall include the information received from the court,
8the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the
9juvenile, the results of all tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete
10history of all placements of the juvenile while under the supervision of the
11department of corrections.
AB953-SSA1,108 12Section 108 . 938.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,49,2513 938.59 (1) Investigation and examination. The county department shall
14investigate the personal and family history and environment of any juvenile
15transferred to its legal custody or placed under its supervision under s. 938.34 (2),
16(4d), (4m), or (4n) and make any physical or mental examinations of the juvenile
17considered necessary to determine the type of care necessary for the juvenile. The
18county department shall screen a juvenile who is examined to determine whether the
19juvenile is in need of special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse,
20mental illness, or severe emotional disturbance. The county department shall keep
21a complete record of the information received from the court, the date of reception,
22all available data on the personal and family history of the juvenile, the results of all
23tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete history of all placements
24of the juvenile while in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county
25department.
AB953-SSA1,109
1Section 109. 938.595 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB953-SSA1,50,7 2938.595 Duration of control of county departments over delinquents.
3A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent and placed under the supervision of
4a county department under s. 938.34 (2), (4d) , (4m), or (4n) shall be discharged as
5soon as the county department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
6it is no longer necessary either for the rehabilitation and treatment of the juvenile
7or for the protection of the public that the county department retain supervision.
AB953-SSA1,110 8Section 110 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB953-SSA1,50,99 (1) Transfer of juveniles.
AB953-SSA1,50,2010 (a) Upon the establishment of the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under
11subsection (7) and the secured residential care centers for children and youth under
12subsections (4) and (7m), the department of corrections shall begin to transfer each
13juvenile held in secure custody at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School
14to the appropriate Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care
15center for children and youth. No juvenile may be transferred to a Type 1 juvenile
16correctional facility until the department of corrections determines the facility to be
17ready to accept juveniles, and no juvenile may be transferred to a secured residential
18care center for children and youth until the entity operating the facility determines
19it to be ready to accept juveniles. The transfers may occur in phases. The department
20shall transfer all juveniles under this subsection no later than January 1, 2021.
AB953-SSA1,51,221 (b) On the date on which a juvenile who was under the supervision of the
22department of corrections under section 938.34 (2) or (4m) of the statutes is
23transferred to a secured residential care center for children and youth under
24paragraph (a), the juvenile is under the supervision of the county department of the

1county of the court that adjudicated the juvenile delinquent under section 938.34 (2)
2or (4m) of the statutes.
AB953-SSA1,51,33 (2) Closure and conversion of facilities.
AB953-SSA1,51,94 (a) On the earlier of the date on which all juveniles have been transferred to
5secured residential care centers for children and youth and Type 1 juvenile
6correctional facilities under subsection (1 ) or January 1, 2021, the department of
7corrections shall permanently close the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities housed
8at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School in the town of Birch, Lincoln
9County.
AB953-SSA1,51,1210 (b) The department of corrections shall send a notice to the legislative reference
11bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that states the date
12on which the facilities under paragraph (a ) are closed.
AB953-SSA1,51,1313 (3) Juvenile corrections grant committee.
AB953-SSA1,51,1514 (a) Committee; members. There is created in the department of corrections a
15juvenile corrections grant committee consisting of the following members:
AB953-SSA1,51,16 161. The governor, or his or her designee.
AB953-SSA1,51,17 172. The secretary of corrections, or his or her designee.
AB953-SSA1,51,18 183. The secretary of children and families, or his or her designee.
AB953-SSA1,51,20 194. Three senators appointed by the senate majority leader or the appointed
20senator's designee.
AB953-SSA1,51,22 215. Three representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the
22assembly or that appointed representative's designee.
AB953-SSA1,51,24 236. One representative of a nonprofit that focuses on best practices for holding
24juveniles in secure custody, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,52,2
1(b) Duties. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall establish and
2administer the juvenile corrections grant program under subsection (4).
AB953-SSA1,52,53 (c) Termination. The juvenile corrections grant committee terminates on the
4earlier of the date on which all projects funded with grants under subsection (4) are
5completed or January 1, 2021.
AB953-SSA1,52,66 (4) Juvenile corrections grant program.
AB953-SSA1,52,77 (a) Grants.
AB953-SSA1,52,10 81. There is created a juvenile corrections grant program, administered by the
9juvenile corrections grant committee and the department of corrections. Under the
10juvenile corrections grant program, a county may apply for any of the following:
AB953-SSA1,52,12 11a. A grant to pay 95 percent of the costs of designing and constructing a secured
12residential care center for children and youth.
AB953-SSA1,52,15 13b. A grant to pay 95 percent of the costs of designing and constructing a facility
14that houses both a secured residential care center for children and youth and a
15juvenile detention facility.
AB953-SSA1,52,18 16c. A grant to pay 100 percent of the costs of designing and constructing a
17secured residential care center for children and youth only for female juveniles or any
18portion that is only for female juveniles.
AB953-SSA1,52,20 192. Construction costs that are eligible to be paid by a grant under this
20subsection include costs of renovating an existing structure.
AB953-SSA1,52,2421 3. A grant awarded under this subsection shall reimburse 95 percent of any
22design costs incurred by a successful applicant in preparing the grant application,
23or 100 percent of any design costs incurred by a successful applicant in preparing the
24grant application with respect to a facility or portion of a facility for female juveniles.
AB953-SSA1,53,4
1(b) Multicounty coordination. Multiple counties may coordinate to submit one
2grant application for construction or establishment of a secured residential care
3center for children and youth that will hold juveniles from all of the cooperating
4counties.
AB953-SSA1,53,185 (c) Requirements. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall establish
6requirements, guidelines, and criteria for the grant proposals and for awarding the
7grants. The committee shall require that, in developing a grant application, the
8county or counties consider best practices in designing and operating facilities that
9hold juveniles in secure custody and the feasibility of developing an existing facility
10into the secured residential care center for children and youth, and solicit input on
11the design of the secured residential care center for children and youth from judges
12at the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chapters 48 and 938 of the
13statutes for that county or, for multicounty grant applications under paragraph (b),
14at the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chapters 48 and 938 of the
15statutes for each county. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall favor
16proposals that utilize existing facilities that consider proximity to the populations
17of juveniles the facility would serve and shall encourage multicounty coordination
18by favoring applications under paragraph (b ).
AB953-SSA1,53,2219 (d) Deadline. Grant applications are due no later than March 31, 2019.
20Between that date and June 30, 2019, the juvenile corrections grant committee may
21work with applicants to modify their applications in order to increase the likelihood
22of being awarded a grant.
AB953-SSA1,54,523 (e) Wisconsin model of juvenile justice; statewide plan. The juvenile corrections
24grant committee shall develop a statewide plan that recommends which grant
25applications to approve, based on an overall view toward a Wisconsin model of

1juvenile justice. The committee shall consult with the departments of corrections
2and children and families on the statewide plan and may not recommend approval
3of an application unless the department of corrections approves the plans and
4specifications for the site and the design and construction of the proposed secured
5residential care center for children and youth under section 301.37 of the statutes.
AB953-SSA1,54,106 (f) Plan approval. No later than July 1, 2019, the juvenile corrections grant
7committee shall submit the plan under paragraph (e ) for approval to the joint
8committee on finance. The juvenile corrections grant committee and the department
9of corrections may not implement the plan until it is approved by the joint committee
10on finance, as submitted or as modified.
AB953-SSA1,54,1511 (g) Grant issuance. In implementing the plan under paragraph (e ), the
12department of corrections shall award the grants under the plan and the juvenile
13corrections grant committee shall monitor the progress of the projects funded by the
14grants to ensure compliance with the grant program and completion in time to
15transfer juveniles as provided under subsection (1 ).
AB953-SSA1,54,1616 (5) Emergency rule making.
AB953-SSA1,55,917 (a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
18of corrections shall promulgate emergency rules under sections 301.37 (1) and 938.22
19(2) (a) of the statutes as needed to establish standards for the approval, design,
20construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of secured residential care centers
21for children and youth. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the
22department of corrections shall promulgate emergency rules under section 938.48
23(16) (b) of the statutes as needed to establish standards for services, programming,
24and uniform data reporting requirements for counties or Indian tribes that operate
25or contract with a child welfare agency to operate a secured residential care center

1for children and youth. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes,
2the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under
3this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
4peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency
5for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c)
6and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain
7in effect for 2 years after the date they become effective, or until the date on which
8permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the effective period may not
9be further extended under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes.
AB953-SSA1,55,1610 (b) The department of corrections shall present the statement of scope of the
11rules required under paragraph (a ) to the department of administration for
12gubernatorial approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than than
13August 24, 2018. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. of the statutes, if the
14governor does not disapprove the statement of scope of the rules under this
15paragraph by the 7th day after the department presents the statement to the
16governor, the statement is considered approved by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,55,2217 (c) The department of corrections shall submit to the governor the rules
18required under paragraph (a) in final draft form no later than December 17, 2018.
19Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (e) 1g. of the statutes, if the governor does not
20reject the rules under this paragraph by the 14th day after the rules are submitted
21to the governor in final draft form, the rules are considered to be approved by the
22governor.
AB953-SSA1,55,2323 (6) Juvenile corrections study committee.
AB953-SSA1,55,2524 (a) Committee; members. There is created in the department of corrections a
25juvenile corrections study committee consisting of all of the following members:
AB953-SSA1,56,2
11. The secretary of corrections, or his or her designee, who shall serve as
2cochairperson.
AB953-SSA1,56,4 32. The secretary of children and families, or his or her designee, who shall serve
4as cochairperson.
AB953-SSA1,56,5 53. The secretary of health services, or his or her designee.
AB953-SSA1,56,6 64. The superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee.
AB953-SSA1,56,7 75. The state public defender, or his or her designee.
AB953-SSA1,56,9 86. Three representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the
9assembly or the appointed representative's designee.
AB953-SSA1,56,11 107. Three senators appointed by the senate majority leader or the appointed
11senator's designee.
AB953-SSA1,56,12 128. Two circuit court judges, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,56,13 139. Two district attorneys, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,56,15 1410. Two representatives of law enforcement agencies in this state, appointed
15by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,56,1616 10m. One sheriff, or his or her designee, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,56,18 1711. One representative of a national organization that focuses on eliminating
18race-based discrimination, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,56,20 1912. One representative of a nonprofit that focuses on issues relating to juvenile
20justice, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,56,22 2113. One representative of a nonprofit organization that focuses on best
22practices for holding juveniles in secure custody, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,57,2 2314. One representative of the county department of social services or human
24services in the county with the highest percentage of juveniles under the supervision

1of either the department of corrections or a county department under chapter 938 of
2the statutes, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,57,6 315. One representative of a county department of social services or human
4services of a county that operates a regional juvenile detention facility that is also
5an eligible juvenile detention facility, as defined under subsection (7m) (a), appointed
6by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,57,8 716. One representative of a county department of social services or human
8services of a county not described in subdivision 14 . or 15., appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,57,12 917. One resident of the state who either has been under the supervision of the
10department of corrections under chapter 938 of the statutes or has had a close family
11member who has been under the supervision of the department of corrections under
12chapter 938 of the statutes, appointed by the governor.
AB953-SSA1,57,1413 (b) Staff. The state agencies with membership on the committee shall provide
14adequate staff to conduct the functions of the committee.
AB953-SSA1,57,1515 (c) Duties.
AB953-SSA1,57,20 161. The juvenile corrections study committee shall research and develop
17recommendations for rules governing the services and programming provided to
18juveniles in secured residential care centers for children and youth. The committee
19shall submit to the department of corrections its findings and recommendations no
20later than September 1, 2018.
AB953-SSA1,58,4 212. The juvenile corrections study committee shall study and develop
22recommendations for the location of Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under
23section 301.16 (1w) (a) of the statutes based on space and security needs, cost,
24proximity to the populations of juveniles the facilities would serve, and best practices
25for holding juveniles in secure custody. In developing these recommendations, the

1committee shall conduct an inventory of existing state-owned facilities that have the
2capacity be used as Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities and shall favor the use of
3existing facilities. The committee shall submit to the department of corrections its
4recommendations for these facilities no later than November 1, 2018.
AB953-SSA1,58,85 (d) Consultation. The juvenile corrections study committee shall consult with
6one or more organizations that focus on developing best practices for holding
7juveniles in secure custody to aid the committee's research and development of
8recommendations under paragraph (c ).
AB953-SSA1,58,109 (e) Termination. The juvenile corrections study committee terminates on
10January 1, 2021.
AB953-SSA1,58,1611 (7) Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities. The department of corrections
12shall establish or construct the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under section
13301.16 (1w) (a) of the statutes no later than January 1, 2021, subject to the approval
14of the joint committee on finance. The department shall consider the
15recommendations of the juvenile corrections study committee under subsection (6)
16(c) 2 . in establishing or constructing these facilities.
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