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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2009 ASSEMBLY BILL 594
February 5, 2010 - Offered by Representative Staskunas.
AB594-ASA1,1,9 1An Act to amend 51.37 (10) (dm), 301.046 (4) (c), 301.048 (4m) (c), 301.38 (3),
2302.105 (3), 302.1135 (4), 302.1135 (7) (b), 302.114 (6) (b), 302.114 (6) (c),
3302.114 (6) (d), 303.068 (4m) (c), 304.06 (1) (d) 1., 304.06 (1) (d) 4., 304.06 (1) (e),
4304.06 (1) (eg), 304.06 (1) (em), 304.063 (3), 304.09 (3), 304.10 (2), 971.17 (4m)
5(c) and 971.17 (6m) (c); and to create 51.37 (10) (dg) 4., 301.046 (4) (bg), 301.048
6(4m) (bg), 301.38 (2m), 302.105 (2m), 303.068 (4m) (bg), 304.06 (1) (c) 4., 304.063
7(2m), 304.09 (2) (d), 971.17 (4m) (b) 3. and 971.17 (6m) (b) 3. of the statutes;
8relating to: notifying a law enforcement agency when certain persons are
9released from the custody of the Department of Corrections.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB594-ASA1, s. 1 10Section 1. 51.37 (10) (dg) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,2,311 51.37 (10) (dg) 4. If the patient committed an offense described in s. 940.01,
12940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and the victim was a law

1enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), notify the law enforcement agency
2on which the officer served and the head of the collective bargaining unit, if any, for
3that law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 2 4Section 2. 51.37 (10) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,2,95 51.37 (10) (dm) 1. The notice under par. (dg) shall inform the offices and person
6persons under par. (dg) 1. to 3. 4. of the patient's name and of the date the patient
7will begin the home visit or leave. The department shall provide notice under this
8paragraph for a patient's first extended home visit or leave and, upon request, for
9subsequent extended home visits or leaves.
AB594-ASA1,2,1210 2. The department shall send the notice, postmarked at least 7 days before the
11patient begins the extended home visit or leave, to the last-known address addresses
12of the offices and person persons under par. (dg) 1. to 3. 4.
AB594-ASA1,2,1513 3. If the notice is for a first extended home visit or leave, the notice shall inform
14the offices and person persons under par. (dg) 1. to 3. 4. that notification of
15subsequent extended home visits or leaves will be provided only upon request.
AB594-ASA1, s. 3 16Section 3. 301.046 (4) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,2,2217 301.046 (4) (bg) Before a prisoner is confined under sub. (1) for a violation of
18s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and the victim
19was a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), the department shall
20make a reasonable attempt to notify, in accordance with par. (c), the law enforcement
21agency on which the officer served and the head of the collective bargaining unit, if
22any, for that law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 4 23Section 4. 301.046 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,3,3
1301.046 (4) (c) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the
2notice, postmarked at least 7 days before a prisoner is confined under sub. (1), to the
3last-known address of the persons, agency, or office under par. pars. (b) and (bg).
AB594-ASA1, s. 5 4Section 5. 301.048 (4m) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,3,115 301.048 (4m) (bg) As soon as possible after a prisoner, probationer, parolee, or
6person on extended supervision who has violated s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05,
7940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and the victim was a law enforcement officer, as
8defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), enters the intensive sanctions program, the department
9shall make a reasonable attempt to notify, in accordance with par. (c), the law
10enforcement agency on which the officer served and the head of the collective
11bargaining unit, if any, for that law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 6 12Section 6. 301.048 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,3,1513 301.048 (4m) (c) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the
14notice to the last-known address of the persons, agency, or office under par. pars. (b)
15and (bg).
AB594-ASA1, s. 7 16Section 7. 301.38 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,3,2217 301.38 (2m) If a prisoner who has violated s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05,
18940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and the victim was a law enforcement officer, as
19defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), escapes from a Type 1 prison, the department shall make
20a reasonable attempt to notify, in accordance with sub. (3), the law enforcement
21agency on which the officer served and the head of the collective bargaining unit, if
22any, for that law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 8 23Section 8. 301.38 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,4,3
1301.38 (3) The department shall make a reasonable effort to notify the person,
2agency, or office
by telephone as soon as possible after the escape and after any
3subsequent apprehension of the prisoner.
AB594-ASA1, s. 9 4Section 9. 302.105 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,4,115 302.105 (2m) Before an inmate who is in a prison serving a sentence for a
6violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and
7the victim was a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), is released
8from imprisonment because he or she has reached the expiration date of his or her
9sentence, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify, in accordance
10with sub. (3), the law enforcement agency on which the officer served and the head
11of the collective bargaining unit, if any, for that law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 10 12Section 10. 302.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,4,1613 302.105 (3) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the notice,
14postmarked at least 7 days before an inmate's sentence expires and he or she is
15released from imprisonment, to the last-known address of the persons , agency, or
16office
under sub. subs. (2) and (2m).
AB594-ASA1, s. 11 17Section 11. 302.1135 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
18is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,5,319 302.1135 (4) When the commission receives under sub. (3) an inmate's petition
20for modification of the inmate's sentence, the commission shall set a hearing to
21determine whether the public interest would be served by a modification of the
22inmate's sentence in the manner specified in sub. (6). The inmate and the district
23attorney have the right to be present at the hearing, and any victim of the inmate's
24crime has the right to be present at the hearing and to provide a statement
25concerning the modification of the inmate's sentence. The commission shall order

1such notice of the hearing date as it considers adequate to be given to the inmate, the
2attorney representing the inmate, if applicable, and the district attorney. Victim
3notification
Notification shall be provided as specified under sub. (7).
AB594-ASA1, s. 12 4Section 12. 302.1135 (7) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
528
, is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,5,216 302.1135 (7) (b) When the commission sets a hearing date under sub. (4), the
7commission shall send a notice of hearing to the victim of the crime committed by the
8inmate, if the victim has submitted a card under par. (c) requesting notification and,
9if the inmate violated s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or
10940.10 and the victim was a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c),
11to the law enforcement agency on which the officer served and the head of the
12collective bargaining unit, if any, for that law enforcement agency
. The notice shall
13inform the victim, the head of the collective bargaining unit, and a representative of
14the law enforcement agency
that he or she may appear at the hearing scheduled
15under sub. (4) and shall inform the victim, the head of the collective bargaining unit,
16and a representative of the law enforcement agency
of the manner in which he or she
17may provide a statement concerning the modification of the inmate's sentence in the
18manner provided in sub. (6). The commission shall make a reasonable attempt to
19send the notice of hearing to the last-known address of the inmate's victim, the law
20enforcement agency, and the office of the head of the collective bargaining unit

21postmarked at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
AB594-ASA1, s. 13 22Section 13. 302.114 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,6,623 302.114 (6) (b) If an inmate petitions a court under sub. (5) or (9) (bm) for
24release to extended supervision under this section, the clerk of the circuit court in
25which the petition is filed shall send a copy of the petition and, if a hearing is

1scheduled, a notice of hearing to the victim of the crime committed by the inmate, if
2the victim has submitted a card under par. (e) requesting notification and, if the
3inmate violated of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10
4and the victim was a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), to the
5law enforcement agency on which the officer served and the head of the collective
6bargaining unit, if any, for that law enforcement agency
.
AB594-ASA1, s. 14 7Section 14. 302.114 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,6,148 302.114 (6) (c) The notice under par. (b) shall inform the victim, the head of the
9collective bargaining unit, and a representative of the law enforcement agency
that
10he or she may appear at the hearing under sub. (5) or (9) (bm), if a hearing is
11scheduled, and shall inform the victim, the head of the collective bargaining unit, and
12a representative of the law enforcement agency
of the manner in which he or she may
13provide written statements concerning the inmate's petition for release to extended
14supervision.
AB594-ASA1, s. 15 15Section 15. 302.114 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,6,2316 302.114 (6) (d) The clerk of the circuit court shall make a reasonable attempt
17to send a copy of the inmate's petition to the last-known address of the victim, the
18law enforcement agency, and the office of the head of the collective bargaining unit

19within 7 days of the date on which the petition is filed and shall make a reasonable
20attempt to send the notice of hearing, if a hearing is scheduled, to the last-known
21address of the persons victim, the law enforcement agency, and the office of the head
22of the collective bargaining unit
postmarked at least 10 days before the date of the
23hearing.
AB594-ASA1, s. 16 24Section 16. 303.068 (4m) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,7,6
1303.068 (4m) (bg) Before an inmate who is imprisoned for a violation of s.
2940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and the victim was
3a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), is released on leave under
4this section, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify, in accordance
5with par. (c), the law enforcement agency on which the officer served and the head
6of the collective bargaining unit, if any, for that law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 17 7Section 17. 303.068 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,7,108 303.068 (4m) (c) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the
9notice, postmarked at least 7 days before an inmate is released on leave, to the
10last-known address of the persons, agency, or office under par. pars. (b) and (bg).
AB594-ASA1, s. 18 11Section 18. 304.06 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB594-ASA1,7,1612 304.06 (1) (c) 4. If the inmate was convicted of an offense under s. 940.01,
13940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, or 940.10 and the victim was a law
14enforcement officer, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (c), the law enforcement agency on
15which the officer served and the head of the collective bargaining unit, if any, for that
16law enforcement agency.
AB594-ASA1, s. 19 17Section 19. 304.06 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1828
, is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,8,519 304.06 (1) (d) 1. The notice under par. (c) shall inform the offices and persons
20under par. (c) 1. to 3. 4. of the manner in which they may provide written statements
21under this subsection, shall inform persons under par. (c) 3. or 4. of the manner in
22which they may attend interviews or hearings and make statements under par. (eg)
23and shall inform persons under par. (c) 3. or 4. who are or who represented, pursuant
24to par. (c) 4.,
victims, or family members of victims, of crimes specified in s. 940.01,
25940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06 or 948.07 of

1the manner in which they may have direct input in the decision-making process
2under par. (em) for parole or release to extended supervision. The earned release
3review commission shall provide notice under this paragraph for an inmate's first
4application for parole or release to extended supervision and, upon request, for
5subsequent applications for parole or release to extended supervision.
AB594-ASA1, s. 20 6Section 20. 304.06 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
728
, is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,8,118 304.06 (1) (d) 4. If the notice is for a first application for parole or release to
9extended supervision, the notice shall inform the offices and persons under par. (c)
101. to 3. 4. that notification of subsequent applications for parole or release to extended
11supervision will be provided only upon request.
AB594-ASA1, s. 21 12Section 21. 304.06 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
13is amended to read:
AB594-ASA1,8,1914 304.06 (1) (e) The earned release review commission shall permit any office or
15person under par. (c) 1. to 3. 4. to provide written statements. The earned release
16review commission shall give consideration to any written statements provided by
17any such office or person and received on or before the date specified in the notice.
18This paragraph does not limit the authority of the earned release review commission
19to consider other statements or information that it receives in a timely fashion.
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