AB924: Bill Text

AB924,11,13 4. No person may continue as a jail officer, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless that person completes annual recertification training. The officer shall complete at least 24 hours of recertification training each fiscal year beginning in the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which he or she is certified as a jail officer by the board.

AB924,11,18 5. Subdivision 2. does not apply to a jail officer serving under permanent appointment prior to July 2, 1983. The failure of any such officer to fulfill those requirements does not make that officer ineligible for any promotional examination for which he or she is otherwise eligible. Any such officer may voluntarily participate in programs to fulfill those requirements.

AB924,12,12 (c) Juvenile detention officers . 1. The board shall by rule establish program outcomes for a preparatory program of juvenile detention officer training. Specifics of the training curriculum, including the total number of hours, competencies, student learning and performance objectives, particular subjects, and the minimum number of hours for each subject may be established by written policy of the board. In establishing the preparatory training program, the board shall give due consideration to recommendations made by the curriculum advisory committee. The board may amend the rules and policies governing the preparatory training program as needed to respond to technological changes affecting juvenile detention administration, additional recommendations made by the curriculum advisory committee, or other conditions affecting the public interest in maintaining training standards of a proper professional character. The board may provide, by rule, that any part of the training program under this subdivision and the training program under par. (b) 1. are identical and count toward either training requirement under this paragraph or par. (b). Any training program established under this subdivision shall include training on mental health and medically significant behavior, including at least 16 hours on methods of supervision of special needs inmates, including inmates who may be emotionally distressed, mentally ill, suicidal, developmentally disabled, or alcohol or drug abusers.

AB924,12,21 2. No person may be employed as a juvenile detention officer, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless the person satisfactorily completes the program established under subd. 1. Upon successful completion of the program established under subd. 1., a recruit may be certified by the board as a juvenile detention officer. In order to be eligible for certification under this subdivision, a recruit must successfully complete the program established under subd. 1. within the original period of his or her temporary or probationary employment that, except as provided in subd. 3. or as otherwise authorized by law, may not exceed 18 months from his or her date of hire .

AB924,12,24 3. Upon a showing of good cause by a recruit or a recruit's employer, the board may extend the recruit's original period of temporary or probationary employment for a period of time it deems appropriate.

AB924,13,5 4. No person may continue as a juvenile detention officer, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless that person completes annual recertification training. The officer shall complete at least 24 hours each fiscal year beginning in the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which he or she is certified as a juvenile detention officer by the board.

AB924,13,9 5. Any person employed and certified as a jail officer on July 1, 1994, is certified as a juvenile detention officer and remains certified as a juvenile detention officer subject to annual recertification requirements under subd. 4. and the board's decertification authority under sub. (3) (cm).

AB924,13,10 (d) Police pursuit. The board shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:

AB924,13,19 1. Establish model standards that could be used by any law enforcement agency to determine whether to initiate or continue police pursuit, to establish police pursuit driving techniques employed by that agency, and to inform its officers of its written guidelines provided under s. 346.03 (6). The board shall review and, if considered appropriate by the board, revise the model standards established under this subdivision not later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year thereafter. The rules promulgated under this subdivision are advisory only, are not required to be included as a law enforcement training standard under this subsection, and are inadmissible as evidence, except to show compliance with this subdivision.

AB924,13,22 2. Establish the preparatory program and biennial recertification training curricula required under par. (a) relating to police pursuit standards, guidelines, and driving techniques.

AB924,14,2 (e) Equivalent standards. Except as provided in sub. (3m) (a), the board shall certify a recruit who presents evidence that he or she has satisfied, to a degree established by the board, a training program that is at least equivalent to a training program established under par. (a), (b), or (c).

AB924,14,6 (f) Local or agency standards. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude any law enforcement or tribal law enforcement agency or sheriff from setting recruit training and employment standards that are higher than the minimum standards set by the board.

AB924, s. 13 Section 13. 165.85 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,14,14 165.85 (4m) Training for constables. The board shall establish a separate training program for those constables who are not required to complete training under sub. (4). A constable required to complete training under s. 60.22 (4) shall complete the same training as provided in sub. (4) (a) 1. for law enforcement and tribal law enforcement officers. Except as provided in s. 60.22 (4), a constable may voluntarily participate in the program under this subsection. Expenses incurred for this the preparatory training program are subject to reimbursement under sub. (5).

AB924, s. 14 Section 14. 165.85 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,14,16 165.85 (5) (title) Schools and programs; grants training reimbursements.

AB924, s. 15 Section 15. 165.85 (5) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB924,14,25 165.85 (5) (a) All training programs and training schools for law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, jail, and juvenile detention officers and law enforcement instructors must be authorized and approved by the board as meeting standards established by the board. The board may authorize and approve a training program or training school only if it is operated by an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state. The authority granted in this paragraph does not authorize the board to select a site for a state police, jail, or juvenile detention officer academy or to expend funds thereon.

AB924, s. 16 Section 16. 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,15,12 165.85 (5) (b) The board shall authorize the reimbursement to each political subdivision of approved expenses incurred by officers who satisfactorily complete training at schools certified by the board. Reimbursement of these expenses for law enforcement officer, jail officer and juvenile detention officer preparatory training shall be for board approved tuition, living, and travel expenses for the first 400 hours of law enforcement preparatory training and for the first 120 hours of jail or juvenile detention officer preparatory training. Reimbursement of approved expenses for completion of annual recertification training under sub. (4) (bn) shall include at least $160 per officer thereafter. Funds may also be distributed for attendance at other training programs and courses or for training services on a priority basis to be decided by the department of justice.

AB924, s. 17 Section 17. 165.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,15,17 165.86 (1) (c) Identify state agencies and political subdivisions that employ law enforcement officers in the state and notify the appropriate officials of the model law enforcement pursuit standards established by the board under s. 165.85 (4) (cm) 2. a. (d).

AB924, s. 18 Section 18. 165.92 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,15,23 165.92 (2) (a) A tribal law enforcement officer who meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn) 1. and (c) (a) 1. and 6. shall have the same powers to enforce the laws of the state and to make arrests for violations of such laws that sheriffs have, including powers granted to sheriffs under ss. 59.27 and 59.28 and under the common law, and shall perform the duties accepted under s. 165.85 (3) (c).

AB924, s. 19 Section 19. 175.41 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,16,3 175.41 (3) (c) The commission warden meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn) 1., and (c) (a) 1. and 6. and has agreed to accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state.

AB924, s. 20 Section 20. 895.46 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,16,9 895.46 (1) (b) 1. Satisfactorily completed or are currently enrolled in the preparatory program of law enforcement training under s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. (a) 1. and, if applicable, the recertification programs under s. 165.85 (4) (bn) 1. (a) 6., or have provided evidence of equivalent law enforcement training and experience as determined by the law enforcement standards board; or

AB924, s. 21 Section 21. 939.22 (37) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB924,16,13 939.22 (37) "State-certified commission warden" means a commission warden who meets the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1., (bn) 1., and (c) (a) 1. and 6. and has agreed to accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state.

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