SB317: Bill Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Senate BILL 317

September 30, 2009 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.

SB317,1,3 An Act to amend 301.068 (1) and 301.068 (6); and to create 20.410 (1) (de) and 20.410 (1) (dm) of the statutes; relating to: community supervision services in the Department of Corrections.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Joint Legislative Council prefatory note: This bill was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council's Special Committee on Justice Reinvestment Initiative Oversight.

This bill creates the following biennial general purpose revenue (GPR) appropriations for the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide the following:

1. Eight million dollars for mental health services for severely mentally ill persons who are on parole or extended supervision and are at high risk of reoffending.

2. Twelve million dollars for a transitional employment program for persons who are on parole or extended supervision, are unemployed, and are at high risk of reoffending.

Under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, DOC is required, through community services, to reduce recidivism and to report annually to the governor, the legislature, and the courts on progress toward reducing recidivism. This bill requires DOC to reduce recidivism by 25 percent between fiscal year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2010-11 and to include in its annual reports submitted to the governor, the legislature, and the courts DOC's progress toward that goal.

SB317, s. 1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

SB317, s. 2 Section 2. 20.410 (1) (de) of the statutes is created to read:

SB317,2,7 20.410 (1) (de) Community-based mental health services. The amounts in the schedule to provide mental health services for severely mentally ill persons who are soon to be or are currently on parole or extended supervision and who are at high risk of reoffending.

SB317, s. 3 Section 3. 20.410 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB317,2,12 20.410 (1) (dm) Transitional employment program. The amounts in the schedule to provide a transitional employment program for persons without employment who are soon to be or are currently on parole or extended supervision and who are at high risk of reoffending.

SB317, s. 4 Section 4. 301.068 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is amended to read:

SB317,3,7 301.068 (1) The department shall establish community services that have the goals of increasing public safety, reducing the risk that offenders on community supervision will reoffend, and reducing by 25 percent between the fiscal years 2007-08 and 2010-11 the recidivism rate of persons who are on probation, parole, or extended supervision following a felony conviction. In establishing community services under this section, the department shall consider the capacity of existing services and any needs that are not met by existing services.

SB317, s. 5 Section 5. 301.068 (6) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is amended to read:

SB317,3,17 301.068 (6) The department shall annually submit a report to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), and the director of state courts. The report shall set forth the scope of the community services established under sub. (1); the numbers of arrests of, convictions of, and prison sentences imposed on offenders receiving the community services under this section; and the progress toward the 25 percent recidivism reduction goal under sub. (1) and any adjustment that will be made to reach that goal.

SB317,3,18 (End)