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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 21, 2000 - Introduced by Senators George, Fitzgerald, Huelsman,
Rosenzweig, Drzewiecki and Plache, cosponsored by Representatives
Goetsch, Schooff, Ryba and Bock. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and
Consumer Affairs.
SB491,1,2
1An Act to create 20.505 (6) (e) of the statutes;
relating to: grants for innovative
2police technology and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of justice distributes grants to law
enforcement agencies in cities with high levels of violent and drug-related crime, to
enable the agencies to acquire innovative law enforcement technology. A law
enforcement agency receiving a grant under this program must provide matching
funds equal to 50% of the grant awarded. This bill establishes a separate grant
program under which the office of justice assistance (OJA) provides grants to state
and local law enforcement agencies, to enable them to acquire innovative police
technology and to train law enforcement officers and agency employes in the use of
the technology. The bill does not require OJA to consider crime levels in the
jurisdictions served by agencies seeking grants, nor does it require any matching
funds from agencies receiving grants.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB491, s. 2
1Section
2. 20.505 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB491,2,62
20.505
(6) (e)
Governor's police technology grants. As a continuing
3appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide grants to state and local law
4enforcement agencies to acquire innovative police technology and to train law
5enforcement officers and agency employes in the use of technology acquired with
6such grants.
