- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBs0055/1LRB-0946/2 CMH:amn&cjsCMH:amn SENATE SUBSTITUTEBILL AMENDMENT48 1,February TO14, SENATE2023 BILL- 48Introduced Mayby 16,Senators 2023W -ANGGAARD Offered, BRADLEY, JAMES , B ALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA , OWLES , ACQUE , MARKLEIN, ASS and STROEBEL , cosponsored by SenatoANGGAARDRepresentatives .PIROS, UCHOW , CHRAA , LLEN , RANDTJEN , D ITTRIC, D ONOVAN , E DMING, K NODL , M ICHALSKI, M URPHY, O C ONNOR , R ETTINGER, OZAR, SCHUTT, TEFFEN and W ICHGERS.
AReferred N A CT to amendCommittee 304.06on (1)Judiciary (c) 3., 304.06 (1) (d) 1., 304.06 (1) (d) 2., 304.06 (1) (d) 3g., 304.06 (1) (eg) and 304.063Public (2)Safety. (a);
andA N A CT to createamend 304.0119.85 (3)(1) and(a), (4)19.85 of(1) the(d), statutes;304.06 (1) (d) 1., 304.06 (1) (d) 3g.
and 304.06 (1) (eg);
and to create 304.01 (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Parole Commission is the authority for granting discretionary release to parole to a person who committed a felony before December 31, 1999.
This bill changes the open meetings requirement for the Parole Commission, provides specific notice requirements for meetings of the Parole Commission, and requires information about parole decisions to be posted on the Department of Corrections Internet site.
Eliminating the exception to the open meetings law Current law requires that every meeting of a governmental body be held in a place reasonably accessible to members of the public and open to all citizens at all times.
Current law provides exceptions to the open meetings requirement.
One exception is for the consideration of specific applications of release to probation, extended supervision, or parole.
The bill eliminates that exception so that the Parole Commission is subject to the open meetings requirement when considering specific applications for release.
Notice requirements Current law regulates public notice of all meetings of a governmental body.
In addition to any requirements specific to a governmental body, the notice must be posted in at least three public places likely to give notice to affected persons, posted - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-0946/2 CMH:amn SENATE BILL 48 in one such public place and on the governmental body's Internet site, or published in a news medium likely to give notice to affected persons.
The bill requires that the Parole Commission provide notice of all meetings on the DOC Internet site.
Posting requirements The bill requires DOC to post certain information about the actions of the Parole Commission on its Internet site for public access.
Under the bill, DOC must post any guidance documents that the Parole Commission uses when making parole decisions.
DOC must post individuals granted parole, denied parole, and returned to prison following the revocation of parole.
DOC must also post monthly and annual totals of the number of persons granted parole, denied parole, and returned to prison following the revocation of parole.
The annual totals must be presented by the crime for which the individual was convicted;
the sex, race, and age of the individual;
and the locality in which the individual was convicted.
SECTIONS ECTION 1.
304.0119.85 (3)(1) and(a) (4) of the statutes areis createdamended to read:
304.0119.85 (3)(1) The(a) departmentDeliberating shallconcerning posta oncase thewhich department'swas public Internet site the individualssubject grantedof parole,any deniedjudicial parole,or andquasi-judicial returnedtrial toor prisonhearing followingbefore thethat revocationgovernmental ofbody. parole.
This paragraph does not authorize a closed session for considering specific applications of probation, extended supervision, or parole.
S ECTION 2.
19.85 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.85 (1) (d) Except as provided in s.
304.06 (1) (eg) and by rule promulgated under s.
304.06 (1) (em), considering specific applications of probation, extended supervision or parole, or considering Considering strategy for crime detection or prevention.
S ECTION 3.
304.01 (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:
304.01 (3) The public notice required under s.
19.84 for meetings of the parole commission shall include the names of the individuals who are being considered for parole and shall be posted on the department's public Internet site.
LRB-0946/2 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - CMH:amn SECTION 3 SENATE BILL 48 (4) The department shall post on the department's public Internet site the individuals granted parole, denied parole, and returned to prison following the revocation of parole.
(4)(5) Any guidance documents that the parole commission uses to guide parole decisions shall be posted on the department's public Internet site.
LRBs0055/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - CMH:amn&cjs SECTION 24. SECTION 2.
304.06 (1) (c) 3.
of the statutes is amended to read:
304.06(1) (c) 3.
The victim of the crime committed by the inmate or, if the victim died as a result of the crime, an adult member of the victim's family and any member of the victim's family who was younger than 18 years old at the time the crime was committed but is now 18 years old or older or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old, the victim's parent or legal guardian, upon submission of a card under par.
(f) requesting notification.
SECTION 3.
SECTION 4.
304.06 (1) (d) 2.
of the statutes is amended to read:
304.06 (1) (d) 2.
The notice shall be by 1st class mail to an office's or a person's last-known address sent at least 3 weeks days before the interview or hearing upon the application for parole.
If applicable, the notice shall state the date of the interview or hearing that isise the person may attend subject of the notice.
LRBs0055/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - CMH:amn&cjs SECTION 6 SECTION 6.
- 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-0946/2 CMH:amn SENATE BILL 48 SECTION 6 304.06 (1) (eg) The parole commission shall permit any person under par.
to attenmakeattendmake a statement at any interview or hearing on the application for parole of an applicable inmate and to make a statement at that interview or hearing.
SECTION 7.
304.063 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
304.063 (2) (a) The victim of the crime committed by the prisoner or, if the victim died as a result of the crime, an adult member of the victim's family and any member of the victim's family who was younger than 18 years old at the time the crime was committed but is now 18 years old or older or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old, the victim's parent or legal guardian.