Wis. Stat. § 48.233
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Five-county pilot program.
Official statutory text
(1) No later than July 1, 2018, the state public defender shall establish a pilot program in Brown, Outagamie, Racine, Kenosha, and Winnebago counties to provide counsel to any nonpetitioning parent after a petition has been filed under s. 48.255 in a proceeding under s. 48.13 .
(2) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced after June 2025 under s. 48.13 .
(3) The state public defender may promulgate rules necessary to implement the pilot program established under sub. (1) . The state public defender may promulgate the rules under this subsection as emergency rules under s. 227.24 . Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) , the state public defender is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) , emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until four years after June 30, 2021.
(4) By January 1, 2025, the department and the state public defender shall each submit a report to the joint committee on finance, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) , regarding costs and data from implementing the pilot program under sub. (1) .
History: 2017 a. 253 ; 2021 a. 58 ; 2023 a. 19 .
(2) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced after June 2025 under s. 48.13 .
(3) The state public defender may promulgate rules necessary to implement the pilot program established under sub. (1) . The state public defender may promulgate the rules under this subsection as emergency rules under s. 227.24 . Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) , the state public defender is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) , emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until four years after June 30, 2021.
(4) By January 1, 2025, the department and the state public defender shall each submit a report to the joint committee on finance, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) , regarding costs and data from implementing the pilot program under sub. (1) .
History: 2017 a. 253 ; 2021 a. 58 ; 2023 a. 19 .
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