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DOA:......Potts, BB0029 - State justice assistance grants
For 2015-2017 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
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This bill requires DOJ to provide grants to state agencies, local units of government, and private organizations to support the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime; to enhance public safety; to facilitate information sharing among jurisdictions and among agencies; to support crime victims; and to reduce recidivism and crime. DOJ must consult with local law enforcement, district attorneys, the secretary of corrections, the director of state courts, and the public defender to develop a strategic plan for the grants.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.75 (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10e), and (10m) and ss. 16.705 (1r), 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754, 50.05 (7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a), 165.987, and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub. (1m), when appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes for which they are required and the date of delivery.
Section 2. 20.455 (2) (cr) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 3. 20.455 (2) (i) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
20.455 (2) (i) 7. The amount transferred to par. (kz) shall be $525,100.
Section 4. 20.455 (2) (i) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
Section 5. 20.455 (2) (kb) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 6. 20.455 (2) (kj) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 7. 20.455 (2) (ky) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.455 (2) (ky) Law enforcement programs and youth diversion — administration. The amounts in the schedule for administering grants for law enforcement assistance and for administering the youth diversion state justice assistance grants program under s. 165.987 165.71. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (i) 13. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (i).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 8. 20.455 (2) (kz) of the statutes is created to read:
20.455 (2) (kz) State justice assistance grants. The amounts in the schedule to provide grants under s. 165.71. All moneys transferred from par. (i) 7. and s. 20.505 (1) (id) 1m. for the purpose of this appropriation shall be credited to this appropriation account. On June 30 of each year, 70 percent of the unencumbered balance shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (id) and 30 percent of the unencumbered balance shall revert to the appropriation account under par. (i).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 9. 20.455 (5) (ke) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 10. 20.505 (1) (id) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
20.505 (1) (id) 1m. The amount transferred to s. 20.455 (2) (kz) shall be $1,224,900.
Section 11. 20.505 (1) (id) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
Section 12. 20.505 (1) (id) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
Section 13. 165.25 (10m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.25 (10m) Report on grants. (intro.) Beginning on January 15, 2015, and annually thereafter, the department of justice shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), regarding its administration of grant programs under ss. 165.71, 165.95, and 165.955, 165.96, 165.986, and 165.987. The report shall include, for each grant program, all of the following information:
Section 14. 165.71 of the statutes is created to read:
165.71 State justice assistance grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kz), the department of justice shall provide justice assistance grants to state agencies, local units of government, and private organizations to support the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime; to enhance public safety; to facilitate multijurisdictional or interagency information sharing; to support crime victims; and to reduce recidivism or crime.
(2) In consultation with local law enforcement, district attorneys, the secretary of corrections, the director of state courts, and the public defender, the department of justice shall develop and periodically update a strategic plan for state justice assistance grants under sub. (1).
(3) In providing grants under sub. (1), the department of justice shall give preference to grant-funded programs that have at least one of the following characteristics:
(a) The program has a primarily statewide or regional impact on the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime and is consistent with the strategic plan developed under sub. (2).
(b) The program has a primarily local impact on the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime; can be measured for effectiveness; and is consistent with the strategic plan developed under sub. (2).
(c) The program supports the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crimes against children, domestic violence, or sexual assault.
(d) The program is designed to facilitate multijurisdictional or interagency information sharing that will assist in the investigation, prosecution, or prevention of crime.
(e) The program is designed to reduce recidivism or otherwise reduce crime and can be measured for effectiveness.
(4) The department of justice shall develop criteria and procedures to use in selecting recipients of grants under sub. (1) and in administering the grant program. Notwithstanding s. 227.10, the criteria and procedures do not need to be promulgated as rules under ch. 227. Any recipient that receives a grant under sub. (1) shall comply with state audits and any other criteria specified by the department of justice in awarding the grant.
Section 15. 165.96 of the statutes is repealed.
Section 16. 165.986 of the statutes is repealed.
Section 17. 165.987 of the statutes is repealed.
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