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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 17, 2022 - Introduced by
Law Revision Committee. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
AB1029,1,4
1An Act to repeal 302.03 (2); and
to renumber and amend 302.03 (1) of the
2statutes;
relating to: the official oath and bond of wardens and
3superintendents of the state correctional institutions (suggested as remedial
4legislation by the Department of Corrections).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, wardens and superintendents of the state prisons are
required to take an official oath and execute a bond. This bill removes the
requirement to execute a bond, and expands the requirement to take an official oath
to apply to the superintendents of state juvenile correctional facilities as well as
wardens and superintendents of state prisons.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision
Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Law Revision Committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation
proposal, requested by the Department of Corrections and introduced by the Law
Revision Committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4. and 5., stats. After careful consideration of
the various provisions of the bill, the Law Revision Committee has determined that this
bill makes minor substantive changes in the statutes, and that these changes are
desirable as a matter of public policy.
AB1029,1
1Section
1. 302.03 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 302.03 and amended to
2read:
AB1029,2,5
3302.03 Oath of office; bond. The wardens and the superintendents of the
4state
prisons correctional institutions, as defined in s. 301.01 (4), shall each take the
5official oath required by s. 19.01.
Note: This Section expands the oath of office requirement so that a warden or
superintendent of a DOC juvenile correctional facility must also complete an oath, in
addition to wardens and superintendents of adult correctional institutions.
AB1029,2
6Section
2. 302.03 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: This Section eliminates the requirement for wardens and superintendents
to execute a bond. A bond is a promise to repay any financial damages arising from an
official's failure to faithfully discharge his or her duties of office.
