Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB111 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 111
5	5	March 14, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SORTWELL, ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE,
6	6	BODDEN, DONOVAN, EDMING, GREEN, GUNDRUM, KITCHENS, MAGNAFICI, MURPHY,
7	7	OLDENBURG, PENTERMAN, RETTINGER, RODRIGUEZ, SCHMIDT, SNYDER, TITTL,
8	8	TUSLER and WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators QUINN, JACQUE and STROEBEL.
9	9	Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	AN ACT to amend 38.04 (9) and 38.12 (9) of the statutes; relating to: technical
12	12	college fire fighter courses.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	Under current law, the Technical College System Board may establish and
15	15	supervise training programs in fire prevention and protection, which must be made
16	16	available to members of volunteer and paid fire departments. Also under current
17	17	law, technical college district boards must make available to members of volunteer
18	18	and paid fire departments in the district a fire fighting training program approved
19	19	by the Technical College System Board. This bill requires the Technical College
20	20	System Board and the technical college district boards to include in provided
21	21	programs different course modules to account for different fire fighter focuses, and
22	22	to differentiate any provided fire fighting training program based on whether the
23	23	training is for volunteer fire fighting officers or paid, full-time fire fighting officers.
24	24	For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
25	25	an appendix to this bill.
26	26	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
27	27	enact as follows:
28	28	SECTION 1. 38.04 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
29	29	38.04 (9) TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS. In order to promote safety to
30	30	life and property, the board may establish and supervise training programs in fire
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38	38	prevention and protection. The programs shall include training in responding to acts
39	39	of terrorism, as defined in s. 256.15 (1) (ag), and shall be available to members of
40	40	volunteer and paid fire departments maintained by public and private agencies,
41	41	including industrial plants. The programs shall include different course modules to
42	42	account for different fire fighter focuses. Programs directed towards fire fighter
43	43	officers shall differentiate based on whether the training is for volunteer fire fighting
44	44	officers or paid, full-time fire fighting officers. No training program required for
45	45	participation in structural fire fighting that is offered to members of volunteer and
46	46	paid fire departments maintained by public agencies may require more than 60
47	47	hours of training.
48	48	SECTION 2. 38.12 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
49	49	38.12 (9) FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING PROGRAMS. The district board shall make
50	50	available to members of volunteer and paid fire departments maintained by cities,
51	51	villages and towns located in the district a fire fighter training program approved by
52	52	the board and funded under s. 20.292 (1) (gr). The program shall include different
53	53	course modules to account for different fire fighter focuses. Programs directed
54	54	towards fire fighter officers shall differentiate based on whether the training is for
55	55	volunteer fire fighting officers or paid, full-time fire fighting officers. No district
56	56	board may charge a fee for training provided under this subsection.
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