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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
August 26, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Soletski, Sherman, Townsend,
Bies, Spanbauer, Brooks
and Ballweg, cosponsored by Senators Plale,
Hansen, Lehman, Schultz, Darling
and Coggs. Referred to Committee on
Colleges and Universities.
AB398,1,4 1An Act to amend 102.475 (8) (c), 164.01, 165.77 (1) (b), 165.77 (1) (c), 165.83 (1)
2(b), 165.85 (2) (d), 175.35 (2k) (ag) 2., 175.46 (1) (f), 175.46 (1) (g), 321.01 (5) and
3968.27 (10); and to create 38.14 (8) of the statutes; relating to: granting police
4authority to technical college district boards.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill grants to a technical college district board concurrent police power,
with other authorized law enforcement officers, over all property subject to its
jurisdiction. The bill authorizes a district board to employ police, or contract for
police, for the purposes of preserving the peace on district property and enforcing
laws and administrative rules promulgated by the state Technical College System
Board.
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:
AB398, s. 1 5Section 1. 38.14 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB398,2,116 38.14 (8) Police authority. (a) The district board shall have concurrent police
7power, with other law enforcement officers, over all property subject to its

1jurisdiction. Such concurrent police authority does not reduce the authority of the
2police power of the community or communities in which the technical college is
3located. All district police officers shall cooperate with and be responsive to the local
4law enforcement agencies as they exercise their statutory responsibilities. The
5designated agents of the district board may arrest, with or without warrant, any
6person on such property who they have reasonable grounds to believe is committing
7or has committed a crime and deliver the person to any court having jurisdiction over
8the violation and execute a complaint charging the person with the violation. This
9subsection does not impair the duty of any other law enforcement officer within his
10or her jurisdiction to arrest and take before the proper court any person found
11violating any state law on such property.
AB398,2,2012 (b) The district board may employ police for the district and a chief to head such
13police, or contract for police, all of whom shall be deemed peace officers under s.
14939.22 (22) under the supervision and control of the district director or his or her
15designee. District police officers shall meet the minimum standards established for
16other police officers by the law enforcement standards board or a comparable agency.
17District police shall preserve the peace on all property described under par. (a),
18enforce all rules promulgated by the board under this chapter, and all other laws, and
19for that purpose the district director or his or her designee may call for aid from such
20other persons as is deemed necessary.
AB398, s. 2 21Section 2. 102.475 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,3,222 102.475 (8) (c) "Law enforcement officer" means any person employed by the
23state or, any political subdivision of the state, or a technical college district for the
24purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who
25is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances the person is

1employed to enforce, whether that enforcement authority extends to all laws or
2ordinances or is limited to specific laws or ordinances.
AB398, s. 3 3Section 3. 164.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,3,8 4164.01 Definition. In this chapter, except in s. 164.06, "law enforcement
5officer" means any person employed by the state or by a city, village, town or, county,
6or technical college district
for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and
7enforcing laws or ordinances, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the
8laws or ordinances which he or she is employed to enforce.
AB398, s. 4 9Section 4. 165.77 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,3,1510 165.77 (1) (b) "Law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit of one or
11more persons employed full time by the federal government, a state or, a political
12subdivision of a state, or a technical college district for the purpose of preventing and
13detecting crime and enforcing federal or state laws or local ordinances, employees of
14which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope
15of their authority.
AB398, s. 5 16Section 5. 165.77 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,3,2117 165.77 (1) (c) "Wisconsin law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit
18of one or more persons employed full time by this state or , a political subdivision of
19this state, or a technical college district for the purpose of preventing and detecting
20crime and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are
21authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.
AB398, s. 6 22Section 6. 165.83 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,4,223 165.83 (1) (b) "Law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit of one or
24more persons employed full time by the state or, a political subdivision of the state,
25or a technical college district
for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and

1enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to
2make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.
AB398, s. 7 3Section 7. 165.85 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,4,64 165.85 (2) (d) "Political subdivision" means counties, cities, villages, towns,
5technical college districts, town sanitary districts and public inland lake protection
6and rehabilitation districts.
AB398, s. 8 7Section 8. 175.35 (2k) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,4,128 175.35 (2k) (ag) 2. "Wisconsin law enforcement agency" means a governmental
9unit of one or more persons employed by this state or , a political subdivision of this
10state, or a technical college district for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime
11and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized
12to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.
AB398, s. 9 13Section 9. 175.46 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,4,1814 175.46 (1) (f) "Wisconsin law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit
15of one or more persons employed by this state or, a political subdivision of this state,
16or a technical college district
for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and
17enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to
18make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.
AB398, s. 10 19Section 10. 175.46 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,4,2420 175.46 (1) (g) "Wisconsin law enforcement officer" means any person employed
21by this state or, any political subdivision of this state, or a technical college district
22for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances
23and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances he or
24she is employed to enforce.
AB398, s. 11 25Section 11. 321.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,5,4
1321.01 (5) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the federal
2government, a federally recognized Indian tribe or band, or a state or political
3subdivision of a state, or a technical college district whose purpose is the detection
4and prevention of crime and enforcement of laws or ordinances.
AB398, s. 12 5Section 12. 968.27 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB398,5,106 968.27 (10) "Investigative or law enforcement officer" means any officer of this
7state or, political subdivision thereof, of the state, or technical college district who is
8empowered by the laws of this state to conduct investigations of or to make arrests
9for offenses enumerated in ss. 968.28 to 968.37, and any attorney authorized by law
10to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of those offenses.
AB398,5,1111 (End)
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