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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 620
November 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives DONOVAN, KURTZ, SPIROS,
ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, BRANDTJEN, CALLAHAN, DALLMAN, DITTRICH,
EDMING, GOEBEN, GREEN, GUNDRUM, MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, MICHALSKI, MURSAU,
NEDWESKI, NOVAK, O'CONNOR, OLDENBURG, PENTERMAN, PETRYK, RETTINGER,
SAPIK, SCHUTT, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, TITTL, TUSLER, VANDERMEER, WICHGERS,
WITTKE, ZIMMERMAN, MELOTIK and JACOBSON, cosponsored by Senators
STAFSHOLT, WANGGAARD, JAMES, BALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA, FELZKOWSKI,
FEYEN, HUTTON, MARKLEIN, NASS, PFAFF, QUINN and TESTIN. Referred to
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to amend 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes; relating to: training expenses
for officers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires officer recruits for law enforcement agencies, jails, or
juvenile detention facilities to complete preparatory training and for law
enforcement officers to complete annual recertification training. Under current law,
the Law Enforcement Standards Board authorizes the reimbursement to political
subdivisions of approved expenses. This bill requires LESB to pay the law
enforcement agency for the approved preparatory expenses. Under current law, the
approved expenses for annual recertification training must include at least $160 per
law enforcement officer. This bill increases the minimum amount per officer to $320
and specifies that the law enforcement agency that employs the officer be paid for the
approved expenses of the officer's annual recertification training.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.85 (5) (b) The board shall authorize the reimbursement payment to each
political subdivision law enforcement agencies of approved expenses incurred by
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recruits who satisfactorily complete training at schools certified by the board.
Reimbursement Payment of these expenses for law enforcement officer, jail officer
and juvenile detention officer preparatory training shall be for board approved
tuition, living, and travel expenses. Reimbursement Payment of approved expenses
for completion of annual recertification training under sub. (4) shall be provided to
the law enforcement agency that employs the officer and shall include at least $160
$320 per officer thereafter per year. Funds may also be distributed for attendance
at other training programs and courses or for training services on a priority basis to
be decided by the department of justice.
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