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RAC:jlg:hmh
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 7, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Plouff, Kaufert, Ryba, Spillner,
Albers, Gronemus, Boyle, Sykora, Kelso, Pettis, Musser, Johnsrud,
Gunderson, Black, Meyerhofer and Miller, cosponsored by Senators
Drzewiecki, George, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Clausing. Referred to Joint
survey committee on Retirement Systems.
AB832,1,5
1An Act to renumber and amend 40.02 (48) (am) and 40.02 (48) (c); and
to
2create 40.02 (17) (n), 40.02 (48) (am) 22., 40.02 (48) (c) 18., 40.02 (54p) and 40.65
3(4w) of the statutes;
relating to: classifying state correctional institution
4employes as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin retirement
5system.
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 employes of the department of corrections who
are employed at a state prison or a secured correctional facility 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:
AB832, s. 1
1Section
1. 40.02 (17) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(17) (n) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a state
3correctional institution employe on or after the effective date of this paragraph ....
4[revisor inserts date], shall be granted creditable service as a state correctional
5institution employe that was earned on or after the effective date of this paragraph
6.... [revisor inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a protective
7occupation participant for any covered service as a state correctional institution
8employe that was earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor
9inserts date], unless that service was earned while the participant was classified
10under sub. (48) (a) and s. 40.06 (1) (d) as a protective occupation participant.
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40.02
(48) (am) (intro.) "Protective occupation participant" includes any
14participant whose name is certified to the fund as provided in s. 40.06 (1) (d) and (dm)
15and who is
a any of the following:
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161. A conservation warden
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172. A conservation patrol boat captain
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183. A conservation patrol boat engineer
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194. A conservation pilot
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205. A conservation patrol officer
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216. A forest fire control assistant
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17. A member of the state traffic patrol
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28. A state motor vehicle inspector
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39. A police officer
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410. A fire fighter
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511. A sheriff
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612. An undersheriff
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713. A deputy sheriff
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814. A state probation and parole officer
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915. A county traffic police officer
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1016. A state forest ranger
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1117. A fire watcher employed by the Wisconsin veterans home
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1218. A state correctional-psychiatric officer
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1319. An excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue
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1420. A special criminal investigation agent in the department of justice
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1521. An assistant or deputy fire marshal, or person employed under s. 61.66 (1).
AB832, s. 3
16Section
3. 40.02 (48) (am) 22. of the statutes is created to read:
AB832,3,1717
40.02
(48) (am) 22. A state correctional institution employe.
AB832, s. 4
18Section
4. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (48) (c) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
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40.02
(48) (c) (intro.) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
21participating employe who is
a any of the following:
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221. A police officer
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232. A fire fighter
, an.
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243. An individual determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm)
25to be a protective occupation participant
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14. A county undersheriff
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25. A deputy sheriff
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36. A state probation and parole officer
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47. A county traffic police officer
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58. A conservation warden
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69. A state forest ranger
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