SB590: Bill Text

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Senate BILL 590

November 29, 2017 - Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Wirch, Johnson, Hansen and Vinehout, cosponsored by Representatives Considine, Spreitzer, Bowen, C. Taylor, Genrich, Hesselbein, Pope, Fields, Goyke, Zamarripa, Berceau, Subeck, Anderson, Billings, Sargent, Shankland, Kolste and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

SB590,1,2 An Act to create 301.28 (3) of the statutes; relating to: training for newly hired correctional officers.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Corrections to ensure that each newly hired correctional officer receives at least four weeks of on-the-job training.

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:

SB590,1 Section 1. 301.28 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB590,1,6 301.28 (3) The department shall ensure that each newly hired correctional officer receives at least 4 weeks of on-the-job training with an experienced correctional officer.

SB590,2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

SB590,2,2 (1) This act first applies to correctional officers hired on the effective date of this subsection.

SB590,2,3 (End)