AB631: Bill Text

AB631, s. 1 Section 1. 40.02 (48) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB631,2,8 40.02 (48) (b) 5. A "county jailer" is any jailer or employee of a county jail, except one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, or mechanic or whose functions do not clearly fall within the scope of active law enforcement even though such an employee is subject to occasional call, or is occasionally called upon, to perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement. County jailer includes any person regularly employed and qualifying as a county jailer, even if temporarily assigned to other duties.

AB631, s. 2 Section 2. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (48) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB631,2,12 40.02 (48) (c) (intro.) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a participating employee who is a any of the following:

AB631,2,13 1. A police officer,.

AB631,2,14 2. A fire fighter, an.

AB631,2,16 3. An individual determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation participant,.

AB631,2,17 4. A county undersheriff,.

AB631,2,18 5. A deputy sheriff,.

AB631,2,19 6. A state probation and parole officer, .

AB631,2,20 7. A county traffic police officer, .

AB631,2,21 8. A conservation warden,.

AB631,3,1 9. A state forest ranger,.

AB631,3,3 10. A field conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, .

AB631,3,4 11. A member of the state traffic patrol, .

AB631,3,5 12. A state motor vehicle inspector, university.

AB631,3,6 13. A University of Wisconsin system System full-time police officer,.

AB631,3,8 14. A guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution,.

AB631,3,9 15. An excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue,.

AB631,3,10 16. A person employed under s. 61.66 (1), or.

AB631,3,12 17. A special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.

AB631, s. 3 Section 3. 40.02 (48) (c) 18. of the statutes is created to read:

AB631,3,15 40.02 (48) (c) 18. A county jailer who is not determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (am) to be a protective occupation participant.

AB631, s. 4 Section 4. 40.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB631,3,23 40.06 (1) (d) Each participating employer and, subject to par. (dm), each state agency shall notify the department in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department, of the names of all participating employees classified as protective occupation participants determined in accordance with s. 40.02 (48) , including specifically any participant who is a county jailer described under s. 40.02 (48) (c) 18., or classified as teacher participants in accordance with s. 40.02 (55) or other classification as specified by the department.

AB631, s. 5 Section 5. 40.65 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB631,4,5 40.65 (4s) A county jailer described under s. 40.02 (48) (c) 18. who becomes a protective occupation participant for the purpose of coverage under this section on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], is not entitled to a duty disability benefit under this section for an injury or disease occurring before the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].

AB631, s. 6 Section 6. Effective date.

AB631,4,7 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2003.

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