165.95(2)
(2) The department of justice shall make grants to counties to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under
s. 20.455 (2) (em),
(kn), and
(kv). The department of justice shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family services in establishing this grant program.
165.95(2r)
(2r) Any county that receives a grant under this section on or after January 1, 2012, shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant.
165.95(3)
(3) A county shall be eligible for a grant under
sub. (2) if all of the following apply:
165.95(3)(a)
(a) The county's program is designed to meet the needs of a person who abuses alcohol or other drugs and who may be or has been charged with or who has been convicted of a crime in that county related to the person's use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs.
165.95(3)(b)
(b) The program is designed to promote public safety, reduce prison and jail populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, reduce recidivism, and improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of participants.
165.95(3)(c)
(c) The program establishes eligibility criteria for a person's participation. The criteria shall specify that a violent offender is not eligible to participate in the program.
165.95(3)(d)
(d) Services provided under the program are consistent with evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as determined by the department of health services, and the program provides intensive case management.
165.95(3)(e)
(e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote successful substance abuse treatment.
165.95(3)(f)
(f) The program provides holistic treatment to its participants and provides them services that may be needed, as determined under the program, to eliminate or reduce their use of alcohol or other drugs, improve their mental health, facilitate their gainful employment or enhanced education or training, provide them stable housing, facilitate family reunification, ensure payment of child support, and increase the payment of other court-ordered obligations.
165.95(3)(g)
(g) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services provided to program participants by state and local government agencies and other organizations. The program shall require regular communication among a participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other service providers, the case manager, and any person designated under the program to monitor the person's compliance with his or her obligations under the program and any probation, extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the participant.
165.95(3)(h)
(h) The program provides substance abuse and mental health treatment services through providers that are certified by the department of health services.
165.95(3)(i)
(i) The program requires participants to pay a reasonable amount for their treatment, based on their income and available assets, and pursues and uses all possible resources available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid programs, including cash, vouchers, and direct services.
165.95(3)(j)
(j) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state public defender, local law enforcement officials, county agencies responsible for providing social services, including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the departments of corrections, children and families, and health services, private social services agencies, and substance abuse treatment providers.
165.95(3)(k)
(k) The county complies with other eligibility requirements established by the department of justice to promote the objectives listed in
pars. (a) and
(b).
165.95(4)
(4) In implementing a program that meets the requirements of
sub. (3), a county department may contract with or award grants to a religious organization under
s. 59.54 (27).
165.95(5)(a)(a) A county that receives a grant under this section shall create an oversight committee to advise the county in administering and evaluating its program. Each committee shall consist of a circuit court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county, a representative of each other county agency responsible for providing social services, including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, representatives of the departments of corrections and health and family services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of substance abuse treatment providers, and other members to be determined by the county.
165.95(5)(b)
(b) A county that receives a grant under this section shall comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the department of justice and to the oversight committee created under
par. (a) regarding the impact of the program on jail and prison populations and its progress in attaining the goals specified in
sub. (3) (b) and
(f).
165.95(5)(bg)
(bg) A county that receives a grant under this section shall submit data requested by the department of justice to the department of justice each month. The department of justice may request any data regarding the project funded by the grant that is necessary to evaluate the project and prepare the reports under
sub. (5p).
165.95(5m)
(5m) In a program funded by a grant under this section, if urine collection for the purposes of a drug test results in the exposure of a program participant's genitals, pubic area, buttock or anus, all of the following must apply:
165.95(5m)(a)
(a) The person conducting the urine collection for purposes of a drug test is of the same sex as the program participant.
165.95(5m)(b)
(b) During the urine collection, the program participant is not exposed to the view of any person not conducting the urine collection.
165.95(5m)(c)
(c) The urine collection is not reproduced through a visual or sound recording.
165.95(5m)(d)
(d) The program participant's genitals, pubic area, buttock, and anus are not subject to any physical inspection beyond observation of the urine collection.
165.95(5m)(e)
(e) All staff of the program must strive to preserve the dignity of all program participants subject to urine collection for the purpose of drug testing.
165.95(5p)(a)(a) The department of justice shall, annually, analyze the data submitted under
sub. (5) (bg) and prepare a progress report that evaluates the effectiveness of the grant program. The department of justice shall make the report available to the public.
165.95(5p)(b)
(b) The department of justice shall, every 5 years, prepare a comprehensive report that analyzes the data it receives under
sub. (5) (bg) and the annual reports it produces under
par. (a). The department of justice shall include in this comprehensive report a cost benefit analysis of the grant program and shall submit the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2).
165.95(6)
(6) Two or more counties may jointly apply for and receive a grant under this section. If counties submit a joint application, they shall include with their application a written agreement specifying each county department's role in developing, administering, and evaluating the program. The oversight committee established under
sub. (5) (a) shall consist of representatives from each county.
165.95(7)
(7) Grants provided under this section shall be provided on a calendar year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the department of justice decides to make a grant to a county under this section, the department of justice shall notify the county of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made.
165.95(7m)
(7m) Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, the department of justice shall, every 5 years, make grants under this section available to any county on a competitive basis. A county may apply for a grant under this subsection regardless of whether the county has received a grant previously under this section.
165.95(8)
(8) The department of justice shall assist a county receiving a grant under this section in obtaining funding from other sources for its program.
165.95(9)
(9) The department of justice shall inform any county that is applying for a grant under this section whether the county meets the requirements established under
sub. (3), regardless of whether the county receives a grant.
165.95(10)
(10) The department of justice shall evaluate every 2 years, the grant program established under this section.
165.95 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
177,
1944;
2013 a. 197; Stats. 2013 s. 165.95.
165.955
165.955
Drug court; grant program. 165.955(1)
(1) In this section, "drug court" means a court that diverts a substance-abusing person from prison or jail into treatment by increasing direct supervision of the person, coordinating public resources, providing intensive community-based treatment, and expediting case processing.
165.955(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (eg), the department of justice shall provide, to counties that have not established a drug court, grants to establish and operate drug courts.
165.955 History
History: 2013 a. 20.
165.96
165.96
Child advocacy grants. Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012, from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (5) (ke), the department of justice shall in each fiscal year provide $17,000 to each of the following child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities:
165.96(2)
(2) Child Protection Center in Milwaukee County.
165.96(4)
(4) Kenosha Child Advocacy Center in Kenosha County.
165.96(5)
(5) Fox Valley Child Advocacy Center in Winnebago County.
165.96(6)
(6) Stepping Stones in La Crosse County.
165.96(7)
(7) CARE Center in Waukesha County.
165.96(8)
(8) Child Advocacy Center of Northeastern Wisconsin in Marathon County.
165.96(9)
(9) Chippewa County Child Advocacy Center in Chippewa County.
165.96(10)
(10) A child advocacy center in Brown County.
165.96(11)
(11) A child advocacy center in Racine County.
165.96(12)
(12) A child advocacy center in Walworth County.
165.96(14)
(14) Marshfield Child Advocacy Center in Wood County.
165.96 History
History: 2013 a. 20 s.
179; Stats. 2013 s. 165.96.
165.982
165.982
Weed and seed project grants. 165.982(1)
(1) The department of justice may award grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (dg) to any eligible city whose plan for the expenditure of funds is approved. The grant shall be used to carry out a comprehensive, multi-agency "weed and seed" project to restore safety and vitality to a targeted neighborhood that suffers from high levels of violent and drug-related crime. The grant moneys that a city receives under this section may not supplant existing local resources. A plan submitted for approval shall specify a strategy to achieve the goals of the grant and must include a concerted law enforcement effort to curb drug trafficking and related crime, a decentralized law enforcement and crime prevention effort in a targeted neighborhood, and a coordinated, community-based effort to strengthen the neighborhood's social base and revitalize the neighborhood. The department of justice, with the concurrence of the department of health services, shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under
ch. 227, for use in awarding grants under this section. The department of justice and department of health services shall jointly review any proposed plan and approve those plans that meet the criteria.
165.982(2)
(2) To be eligible for the grant, a plan shall include all of the following:
165.982(2)(a)
(a) Oversight of the project by the mayor's office or by a steering committee appointed by the mayor.
165.982(2)(b)
(b) Written support by the chief of police and the superintendent of the school district.
165.982(2)(c)
(c) A law enforcement coordinating committee and a neighborhood revitalization coordinating committee to plan and implement project activities.
165.982(3)
(3) The proposed site for the use of a grant shall be an identifiable neighborhood with high violent crime and drug arrest rates. The neighborhood shall have experience in neighborhood planning and organizing or, in lieu thereof, evidence shall be provided that such planning and organizing efforts would be supported by, and would be effective in, the neighborhood.
165.982(4)
(4) Grant recipients shall provide a 25% match in funds or in-kind services. Grants shall be awarded for 3-year periods.
165.982(5)
(5) The department of justice and the department of health services shall provide training and technical assistance to grant recipients. Both departments shall work with the steering committees and coordinating committees of the projects and participate in planning and implementing project initiatives as appropriate.
165.982(6)
(6) A city shall submit a proposed plan for a grant under this section so that the plan is received by the department of justice on or before July 15, 1994.
165.983
165.983
Law enforcement technology grants. The department of justice shall establish policies and procedures for the distribution of grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (dg) to law enforcement agencies in cities with high levels of violent and drug-related crime to acquire law enforcement technology. Notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), the department need not promulgate the required policies and procedures as rules under
ch. 227. A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant awarded. The grant shall be used to acquire technology that is innovative to the applicant law enforcement agency and consistent with the technology, resources and operational procedures of the applicant law enforcement agency. A grant may not be used for the expansion or replacement of existing equipment or facilities. A law enforcement agency may apply to the department for a grant under this section and shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review each application and plan and may provide a grant to an eligible law enforcement agency.
165.983 History
History: 1993 a. 193.
165.986
165.986
Beat patrol officers; grant program. 165.986(1)
(1) The department of justice shall provide grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (kb) to cities to employ additional uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 1994-95 if the city has a population of 25,000 or more. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies for a grant before September 1 of the preceding calendar year. Grants shall be awarded to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation.
165.986(2)
(2) A city applying to the department of justice for a grant under this section shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The grant moneys that a city receives under this section may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. Except as provided in
sub. (3), the positions for which funding is sought must be created on or after April 21, 1994, and result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties.
165.986(3)
(3) During the first 6 months of the first year of a grant, a city may, with the approval of the department, use part of the grant for the payment of salary and fringe benefits for overtime provided by uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city may submit a request to the department for a 3-month extension of the use of the grant for the payment of overtime costs. To be eligible to use part of the first year's grant for overtime costs, the city shall provide the department with all of the following:
165.986(3)(a)
(a) The reasons why uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties need to work overtime.
165.986(3)(b)
(b) The status of the hiring and training of new uniformed law enforcement officers who will have beat patrol duties.
165.986(3)(c)
(c) Documentation that a sufficient amount of the grant for the first year will be available, during the period remaining after the payment of overtime costs, to pay the salary and fringe benefits of the same number of uniformed officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling that the grant originally planned to pay.
165.986(4)
(4) The department shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under
ch. 227, for use in determining the amount to grant to cities under this section. The department may not award an annual grant in excess of $150,000 to any city. The department shall review any application and plan submitted under
sub. (2) to determine if that application and plan meet the requirements of this section. The grant that a city receives under this section may not supplant existing local resources.
165.986(5)
(5) A city may receive a grant for 3 consecutive years without submitting a new application each year. For each year that a city receives a grant, the city shall provide matching funds of at least 25% of the amount of the grant.
165.986(6)
(6) The department may make grants to additional cities with a population of 25,000 or more after fiscal year 1994-95. Eligibility for grants under this subsection shall be determined and allocations made as provided in this section.
165.986 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
174,
1946; Stats. 2013 s. 165.986.
165.987
165.987
Youth diversion programs; grant program. 165.987(1)(1) From the appropriations under
s. 20.455 (2) (cr) and
(kj), the department of justice shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of 500,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs. Notwithstanding
s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
165.987(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (k), the department of justice may not distribute more than $300,000 in each fiscal year to the organization that it has contracted with under
sub. (1) for alcohol and other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program.
165.987(3)
(3) From the appropriations under
s. 20.455 (2) (cr) and
(kj) the department of justice shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Kenosha County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization that is located in ward 2 in the city of Racine to provide services in Racine County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Brown County, and from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (kj), the department shall allocate $100,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization, for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program. The organization that is located in ward 2 in the city of Racine shall have a recreational facility, shall offer programs to divert youths from gang activities, may not be affiliated with any national or state association, and may not have entered into a contract under s.
301.265 (3), 1995 stats. Notwithstanding
s. 16.75, the department may enter into a contract under this subsection without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
165.987 History
History: 2013 a. 20 ss.
175,
1947; Stats. 2013 s. 165.987.
