| 1 | 1 | | LRB-4082/1 |
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| 2 | 2 | | CMH:cdc |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 620 |
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| 5 | 5 | | November 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives DONOVAN, KURTZ, SPIROS, |
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| 6 | 6 | | ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, BRANDTJEN, CALLAHAN, DALLMAN, DITTRICH, |
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| 7 | 7 | | EDMING, GOEBEN, GREEN, GUNDRUM, MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, MICHALSKI, MURSAU, |
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| 8 | 8 | | NEDWESKI, NOVAK, O'CONNOR, OLDENBURG, PENTERMAN, PETRYK, RETTINGER, |
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| 9 | 9 | | SAPIK, SCHUTT, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, TITTL, TUSLER, VANDERMEER, WICHGERS, |
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| 10 | 10 | | WITTKE, ZIMMERMAN, MELOTIK and JACOBSON, cosponsored by Senators |
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| 11 | 11 | | STAFSHOLT, WANGGAARD, JAMES, BALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA, FELZKOWSKI, |
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| 12 | 12 | | FEYEN, HUTTON, MARKLEIN, NASS, PFAFF, QUINN and TESTIN. Referred to |
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| 13 | 13 | | Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. |
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| 14 | 14 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 15 | 15 | | AN ACT to amend 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes; relating to: training expenses |
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| 16 | 16 | | for officers. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 18 | 18 | | Current law requires officer recruits for law enforcement agencies, jails, or |
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| 19 | 19 | | juvenile detention facilities to complete preparatory training and for law |
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| 20 | 20 | | enforcement officers to complete annual recertification training. Under current law, |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Law Enforcement Standards Board authorizes the reimbursement to political |
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| 22 | 22 | | subdivisions of approved expenses. This bill requires LESB to pay the law |
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| 23 | 23 | | enforcement agency for the approved preparatory expenses. Under current law, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | approved expenses for annual recertification training must include at least $160 per |
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| 25 | 25 | | law enforcement officer. This bill increases the minimum amount per officer to $320 |
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| 26 | 26 | | and specifies that the law enforcement agency that employs the officer be paid for the |
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| 27 | 27 | | approved expenses of the officer's annual recertification training. |
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| 28 | 28 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 29 | 29 | | enact as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 1. 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 165.85 (5) (b) The board shall authorize the reimbursement payment to each |
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| 32 | 32 | | political subdivision law enforcement agencies of approved expenses incurred by |
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| 38 | 38 | | CMH:cdc |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 620 |
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| 40 | 40 | | recruits who satisfactorily complete training at schools certified by the board. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Reimbursement Payment of these expenses for law enforcement officer, jail officer |
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| 42 | 42 | | and juvenile detention officer preparatory training shall be for board approved |
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| 43 | 43 | | tuition, living, and travel expenses. Reimbursement Payment of approved expenses |
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| 44 | 44 | | for completion of annual recertification training under sub. (4) shall be provided to |
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| 45 | 45 | | the law enforcement agency that employs the officer and shall include at least $160 |
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| 46 | 46 | | $320 per officer thereafter per year. Funds may also be distributed for attendance |
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| 47 | 47 | | at other training programs and courses or for training services on a priority basis to |
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| 48 | 48 | | be decided by the department of justice. |
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