SB807,77 16Section 77. 938.52 (2) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB807,33,217 938.52 (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.
SB807,33,53 (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.
SB807,78 6Section 78 . 938.52 (2) (a) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
SB807,33,178 938.52 (2) (a) In addition to facilities and services under sub. (1), the
9department of corrections may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction.
10The department of corrections may contract for and pay for the use of other public
11facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care.
12Placement of a juvenile in a private or public facility that is not under the jurisdiction
13of the department of corrections does not terminate that department's supervision
14over the juvenile under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
15Placements in institutions for persons with a mental illness or development
16disability shall be made in accordance with ss. 48.14 (5), 48.63, and 938.34 (6) (am)
17and ch. 51.
SB807,33,2018 (c) The department of corrections may inspect any facility it is using and
19examine and consult with persons under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34
20(4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) who have been placed in the facility.
SB807,79 21Section 79. 938.53 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,34,3 22938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over
23delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent
24who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under
25s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) shall be discharged as soon

1as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
2departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and
3treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.
SB807,80 4Section 80 . 938.53 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
5act), is amended to read:
SB807,34,12 6938.53 Duration of control of department of corrections over
7delinquents.
Except as provided under s. 938.183, a juvenile adjudged delinquent
8who has been placed under the supervision of the department of corrections under
9s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (3) or (4) shall be discharged as soon
10as that department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
11departmental supervision is no longer necessary for the rehabilitation and
12treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public.
SB807,81 13Section 81. 938.535 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,34,22 14938.535 Early release and intensive supervision program; limits. The
15department of corrections or a county department may establish a program for the
16early release and intensive supervision of juveniles who have been placed in a
17juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and
18youth under s. 938.183 or, 938.34 (4m), or 938.357 (3). The program may not include
19any juveniles who have been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured
20residential care center for children and youth as a result of a delinquent act involving
21the commission of a violent crime as defined in s. 969.035, but not including the crime
22specified in s. 948.02 (1).
SB807,82 23Section 82. 938.539 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,35,424 938.539 (2) Type 2 juvenile correctional facility; department of corrections
25control.
A juvenile who is placed in a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility under s.

1938.357 (4) (a) (am) or who, having been so placed, is replaced in a less restrictive
2placement under s. 938.357 (4) (c) is under the supervision and control of the
3department of corrections, is subject to the rules and discipline of that department,
4and is considered to be in custody, as defined in s. 946.42 (1) (a).
SB807,83 5Section 83. 938.539 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,35,156 938.539 (3) Violation of condition of placement. Notwithstanding ss. 938.19
7to 938.21, if a juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and
8youth under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2 juvenile correctional
9facility under s. 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) violates a condition of his or her placement
10in the center or facility, the juvenile may be placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional
11facility as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (b) 1. or in a secured residential care center for
12children and youth as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (b) 2
. This subsection does not
13preclude a juvenile who has violated a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type
142 juvenile correctional facility or a Type 2 residential care center for children and
15youth from being taken into and held in custody under ss. 938.19 to 938.21.
SB807,84 16Section 84. 938.539 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,35,2217 938.539 (4) Escape or absence. A juvenile placed in a Type 2 residential care
18center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (c) or in a Type 2
19juvenile correctional facility under s. 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) who intentionally fails
20to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement or to return within the
21time prescribed by the administrator of the center or facility is considered an escape
22under s. 946.42 (3) (c).
SB807,85 23Section 85. 938.539 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,36,924 938.539 (5) Operation as Type 2 placement. With respect to a juvenile who is
25placed in a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d)

1or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or in a less restrictive placement under s. 938.357 (4) (c), the
2child welfare agency operating the center in which the juvenile is placed, and the
3person operating any less restrictive placement in which the juvenile is placed, shall
4operate that center or less restrictive placement as a Type 2 residential care center
5for children and youth or a Type 2 juvenile correctional facility. This subsection does
6not preclude a child welfare agency or other person from placing in a residential care
7center for children and youth or less restrictive placement in which a juvenile is
8placed under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c) a juvenile who is not placed
9under s. 938.34 (4d) or 938.357 (4) (a) (am) or (c).
SB807,86 10Section 86. 938.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,36,17 11938.54 Records. The department of corrections shall keep a complete record
12on each juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n) or
13938.357 (3) or (4). This record shall include the information received from the court,
14the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the
15juvenile, the results of all tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete
16history of all placements of the juvenile while under the supervision of the
17department of corrections.
SB807,87 18Section 87 . 938.54 of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this
19act), is amended to read:
SB807,37,2 20938.54 Records. The department of corrections shall keep a complete record
21on each juvenile under its supervision under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) , (4m), or (4n) or
22938.357 (3) or (4). This record shall include the information received from the court,
23the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the
24juvenile, 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.
SB807,88 3Section 88. 938.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,37,164 938.59 (1) Investigation and examination. The county department shall
5investigate the personal and family history and environment of any juvenile
6transferred to its legal custody or placed under its supervision under s. 938.34 (2),
7(4d), (4m), or (4n) and make any physical or mental examinations of the juvenile
8considered necessary to determine the type of care necessary for the juvenile. The
9county department shall screen a juvenile who is examined to determine whether the
10juvenile is in need of special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse,
11mental illness, or severe emotional disturbance. The county department shall keep
12a complete record of the information received from the court, the date of reception,
13all available data on the personal and family history of the juvenile, the results of all
14tests and examinations given the juvenile, and a complete history of all placements
15of the juvenile while in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county
16department.
SB807,89 17Section 89. 938.595 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB807,37,23 18938.595 Duration of control of county departments over delinquents.
19A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent and placed under the supervision of
20a county department under s. 938.34 (2), (4d) , (4m), or (4n) shall be discharged as
21soon as the county department determines that there is a reasonable probability that
22it is no longer necessary either for the rehabilitation and treatment of the juvenile
23or for the protection of the public that the county department retain supervision.
SB807,90 24Section 90 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB807,37,2525 (1) Transfer of juveniles.
SB807,38,11
1(a) Upon the establishment of the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under
2subsection (7) and the secured residential care centers for children and youth under
3subsection (4), the department of corrections shall begin to transfer each juvenile
4held in secure custody at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School to the
5appropriate Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for
6children and youth. No juvenile may be transferred to a Type 1 juvenile correctional
7facility until the department of corrections determines the facility to be ready to
8accept juveniles, and no juvenile may be transferred to a secured residential care
9center for children and youth until the entity operating the facility determines it to
10be ready to accept juveniles. The transfers may occur in phases. The department
11shall transfer all juveniles under this subsection no later than July 1, 2020.
SB807,38,1512 (b) On July 1, 2020, all juveniles that were under the supervision of the
13department of corrections under section 938.34 (2) or (4m) of the statutes are under
14the supervision of the county department of the county of the court that adjudicated
15the juvenile delinquent under section 938.34 (2) or (4m) of the statutes.
SB807,39,216 (2) Closure and conversion of facilities. Upon the earlier of the date that all
17juveniles have been transferred to secured residential care centers for children and
18youth and Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under subsection (1) and July 1,
192020, the department of corrections shall permanently close the Type 1 juvenile
20correctional facilities housed at the Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School in
21the town of Irma, Lincoln County. No later than July 1, 2020, the department of
22corrections shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the feasibility
23of converting these facilities into an alcohol and other drug abuse treatment facility
24for adults or a correctional treatment facility for the treatment of substance abuse

1of inmates transferred from Wisconsin state prisons under section 302.05 of the
2statutes.
SB807,39,33 (3) Juvenile corrections grant committee.
SB807,39,54 (a) Committee; members. There is created in the department of corrections a
5juvenile corrections grant committee consisting of the following members:
SB807,39,6 61. The governor, or his or her designee.
SB807,39,7 72. The secretary of corrections, or his or her designee.
SB807,39,8 83. The secretary of children and families, or his or her designee.
SB807,39,10 94. Three senators appointed by the president of the senate or the appointed
10senator's designee.
SB807,39,12 115. Three representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the
12assembly or that appointed representative's designee.
SB807,39,14 136. One representative of a nonprofit that focuses on best practices for holding
14juveniles in secure custody, appointed by the governor.
SB807,39,1615 (b) Duties. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall establish and
16administer the juvenile corrections grant program under subsection (4).
SB807,39,1917 (c) Termination. The juvenile corrections grant committee terminates on the
18earlier of the date on which all projects funded with grants under subsection (4) are
19completed or on July 1, 2020.
SB807,39,2020 (4) Juvenile corrections grant program.
SB807,39,2521 (a) Grants. Under the juvenile corrections grant program, a county may apply
22to the juvenile corrections grant committee for a grant to pay 95 percent of the costs
23of establishing or constructing a secured residential care center for children and
24youth, including expanding or remodeling an existing facility into a secured
25residential care center for children and youth.
SB807,40,4
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.
SB807,40,185 (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 par. (b), at the
14court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chapters 48 and 938 of the statutes for
15each county. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall favor proposals that
16utilize existing facilities that consider proximity to the populations of juveniles the
17facility would serve and shall encourage multicounty coordination by favoring
18applications under paragraph (b).
SB807,40,2219 (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.
SB807,41,423 (e) Statewide plan. The juvenile corrections grant committee shall develop a
24statewide plan that recommends which grant applications to approve. The
25committee shall consult with the departments of corrections and children and

1families on the statewide plan and may not recommend approval of an application
2unless the department of corrections approves the plans and specifications for the
3site and the design and construction of the proposed secured residential care center
4for children and youth under section 301.37 of the statutes.
SB807,41,165 (f) Plan approval. No later than July 1, 2019, the juvenile corrections grant
6committee shall submit the plan under paragraph (e ) to the joint committee on
7finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the
8juvenile corrections grant committee secretary that the joint committee on finance
9has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan to be held within 14
10working days after the date of submittal, the juvenile corrections grant committee
11and the department of corrections shall implement the plan. If the cochairpersons
12of the joint committee on finance notify the juvenile corrections grant committee that
13the joint committee on finance has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
14the plan to be held within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the
15juvenile corrections grant committee may not implement the plan until it is approved
16by the joint committee on finance, as submitted or as modified.
SB807,41,2117 (g) Grant issuance. In implementing the plan under paragraph (e ), the
18department of corrections shall award the grants under the plan and the juvenile
19corrections grant committee shall monitor the progress of the projects funded by the
20grants to ensure compliance with the grant program and completion in time for the
21deadline for transferring juveniles under subsection (1 ).
SB807,41,2222 (5) Emergency rule making.
SB807,41,2323 (a) Department of corrections.
SB807,42,1124 1. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of
25corrections shall promulgate emergency rules under section 938.22 (2) (a) and 301.37

1(1) of the statutes as needed to establish standards for the approval, design,
2construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of secured residential care centers
3for children and youth. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes,
4the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under
5this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
6peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency
7for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c)
8and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain
9in effect for 2 years after the date they become effective, or until the date on which
10permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the effective period may not
11be further extended under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes.
SB807,42,1812 2. The department of corrections shall present the statement of scope of the
13rules required under subdivision 1. to the department of administration for
14gubernatorial approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than than
15August 24, 2018. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. of the statutes, if the
16governor does not disapprove the statement of scope of the rules under this
17paragraph by the 7th day after the department presents the statement to the
18governor, the statement is considered approved by the governor.
SB807,42,2419 3. The department of corrections shall submit to the governor the rules
20required under subdivision 1. in final draft form no later than December 17, 2018.
21Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (e) 1g. of the statutes, if the governor does not
22reject the rules under this paragraph by the 14th day after the rules are submitted
23to the governor in final draft form, the rules are considered to be approved by the
24governor.
SB807,42,2525 (b) Department of children and families.
SB807,43,13
11. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of
2children and families shall promulgate emergency rules under section 938.485 (5) of
3the statutes to establish standards for services provided for juveniles in secured
4residential care centers for children and youth. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1)
5(a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that
6promulgating a rule under this subdivision as an emergency rule is necessary for the
7preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
8provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.
9Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules
10promulgated under this paragraph remain in effect for 2 years after the date they
11become effective, or until the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever
12is sooner, and the effective period may not be further extended under section 227.24
13(2) of the statutes.
SB807,43,2014 2. The department of children and families shall present the statement of scope
15of the rules required under subdivision 1. to the department of administration for
16gubernatorial approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes no later than August
1724, 2018. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. of the statutes, if the governor
18does not disapprove the statement of scope of the rules under this paragraph by the
197th day after the department presents the statement to the governor, the statement
20is considered approved by the governor.
SB807,44,221 3. The department of children and families shall submit to the governor the
22rules required under subdivision 1. in final draft form no later than December 17,
232018. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (e) 1g. of the statutes, if the governor does
24not reject the rules under this paragraph by the 14th day after the rules are

1submitted to the governor in final draft form, the rules are considered to be approved
2by the governor.
SB807,44,33 (6) Juvenile corrections study committee.
SB807,44,64 (a) Committee; members. There is created in the department of children and
5families a juvenile corrections study committee consisting of all of the following
6members:
SB807,44,77 1. The secretary of corrections, or his or her designee.
SB807,44,88 2. The secretary of children and families, or his or her designee.
SB807,44,99 3. The secretary of health services, or his or her designee.
SB807,44,1010 4. The superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee.
SB807,44,1111 5. The state public defender, or his or her designee.
SB807,44,1312 6. Three representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the
13assembly or the appointed representative's designee.
SB807,44,1514 7. Three senators appointed by the president of the senate or the appointed
15senator's designee.
SB807,44,1616 8. Two circuit court judges, appointed by the governor.
SB807,44,1717 9. Two district attorneys, appointed by the governor.
SB807,44,1918 10. Two representatives of law enforcement agencies in this state, appointed
19by the governor.
SB807,44,2120 11. One representative of a national organization that focuses on eliminating
21race-based discrimination, appointed by the governor.
SB807,44,2322 12. One representative of a nonprofit that focuses on issues relating to juvenile
23justice, appointed by the governor.
SB807,44,2524 13. One representative of a nonprofit that focuses on best practices for holding
25juveniles in secure custody, appointed by the governor.
SB807,45,4
114. One representative of the county department of social services or human
2services in the county with the highest percentage of juveniles under the supervision
3of either the department of corrections or a county department under ch. 938,
4appointed by the governor.
SB807,45,65 15. One representative of a county department of social services or human
6services of a county not described in subdivision 14, appointed by the governor.
SB807,45,107 16. One citizen who either has been under the supervision of the department
8of corrections under chapter 938 of the statutes or has had a close family member who
9has been under the supervision of the department of corrections under chapter 938
10of the statutes, appointed by the governor.
SB807,45,1211 (b) Staff. The state agencies with membership on the committee shall provide
12adequate staff to conduct the functions of the committee.
SB807,45,1313 (c) Duties.
SB807,45,18 141. The juvenile corrections study committee shall research and develop
15recommendations for rules governing the services and programming provided to
16juveniles in secured residential care centers for children and youth. The committee
17shall submit to the department of children and families its findings and
18recommendations no later than September 1, 2018.
SB807,46,2 192. The juvenile corrections study committee shall study and develop
20recommendations for the location of Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under
21section 301.16 (1w) (a) of the statutes based on space and security needs, cost,
22proximity to the populations of juveniles the facilities would serve, and best practices
23for holding juveniles in secure custody. In developing these recommendations, the
24committee shall conduct an inventory of existing state-owned facilities that have the
25capacity be used as Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities and shall favor the use of

1existing facilities. The committee shall submit to the department of corrections its
2recommendations for these facilities no later than November 1, 2018.
SB807,46,6 33. The juvenile corrections study committee shall review and make
4recommendations for updating chapter DOC 346 of the Wisconsin Administrative
5Code. The committee shall submit these recommendations to the department of
6corrections no later than September 1, 2018.
SB807,46,97 (d) Consultation. The juvenile corrections study committee shall consult with
8the Council of State Governments, if it agrees, to aid the committee's research and
9development of recommendations under paragraph (c ).
SB807,46,1110 (e) Termination. The juvenile corrections study committee terminates on July
111, 2020.
SB807,46,1612 (7) Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities. The department of corrections
13shall establish or construct the Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities under section
14301.16 (1w) (a) of the statutes no later than July 1, 2020. The department shall
15consider the recommendations of the juvenile corrections study committee under
16subsection (6) (c) 2 . in establishing or constructing these facilities.
SB807,46,1717 (8) Employees of Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School.
SB807,46,2518 (a) Type 1 juvenile correctional facility. A classified employee who, on the date
19the department of corrections begins accepting applications for a position at a Type
201 juvenile correctional facility established under subsection (7), is employed at the
21Lincoln Hills School or Copper Lake School may apply to the department of
22corrections to transfer to a position at the Type 1 juvenile correctional facility.
23Notwithstanding section 230.29 of the statutes, the department of corrections may
24transfer a classified employee who applies for a transfer under this paragraph to any
25of the following positions without competitive procedures:
SB807,47,3
11. A position assigned to a class having the same or counterpart pay rate or pay
2range as a class to which any of the employee's current positions at Lincoln Hills
3School or Copper Lake School is assigned.
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