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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
March 28, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Moen, Burke, Breske, Baumgart, S.
Fitzgerald, M. Meyer, Risser, Rosenzweig, Schultz
and Plache, cosponsored
by Representatives Freese, Musser, Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau,
Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Huebsch, Johnsrud, Lassa, Leibham,
Loeffelholz, McCormick, Pettis, Plouff, Ryba, Seratti, Shilling
and
Sykora. Referred to Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
SB111,1,4 1An Act to amend 40.02 (48) (am) and 40.02 (48) (c); and to create 40.02 (17) (n)
2and 40.65 (4w) of the statutes; relating to: classifying county jailers as
3protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement
4system.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, participants under the Wisconsin retirement system (WRS)
whose principal duties involve law enforcement or fire suppression or prevention and
require frequent exposure to a high degree of danger or peril and a high degree of
physical conditioning are classified as protective occupation participants. Current
law specifically classifies police officers, fire fighters, and various other individuals
as protective occupation participants. Under the WRS, the normal retirement age
of a protective occupation participant is lower than that of other participants and the
percentage multiplier used to calculate retirement annuities is higher for protective
occupation participants than for other participants.
This bill specifically classifies county jailers as protective occupation
participants for the purposes of the WRS.
This bill will be referred to the joint survey committee on retirement systems
for a detailed analysis, which will be printed as an appendix to the bill.

For further information see the state 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:
SB111, s. 1 1Section 1. 40.02 (17) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,2,102 40.02 (17) (n) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a county jailer
3on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall be
4granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for all covered
5service as a county jailer that was earned on or after the effective date of this
6paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a
7protective occupation participant for any covered service as a county jailer that was
8earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], unless
9that service was earned while the participant was classified under sub. (48) (a) and
10s. 40.06 (1) (d) as a protective occupation participant.
SB111, s. 2 11Section 2. 40.02 (48) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,3,212 40.02 (48) (am) "Protective occupation participant" includes any participant
13whose name is certified to the fund as provided in s. 40.06 (1) (d) and (dm) and who
14is a conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain, conservation patrol boat
15engineer, conservation pilot, conservation patrol officer, forest fire control assistant,
16member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, police officer, fire
17fighter, sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
18county traffic police officer, county jailer, state forest ranger, fire watcher employed
19at Wisconsin veterans facilities, state correctional-psychiatric officer, excise tax
20investigator employed by the department of revenue, special criminal investigation

1agent in the department of justice, assistant or deputy fire marshal, or person
2employed under s. 61.66 (1).
SB111, s. 3 3Section 3. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,3,154 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
5participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined
6by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation
7participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
8county traffic police officer, county jailer, conservation warden, state forest ranger,
9field conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to
10call for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state
11motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer,
12guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline
13of inmates at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the
14department of revenue, person employed under s. 61.66 (1), or special criminal
15investigation agent employed by the department of justice.
SB111, s. 4 16Section 4. 40.65 (4w) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,3,2017 40.65 (4w) A county jailer who becomes a protective occupation participant on
18or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], is not entitled
19to a duty disability benefit under this section for an injury or disease occurring before
20the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
SB111, s. 5 21Section 5. Effective date.
SB111,3,2222 (1) This act takes effect on the January 1 after publication.
SB111,3,2323 (End)
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