SB203: Bill Text

SB203,6,13 20.505 (1) (cr) Payment of health insurance premiums and loans for law enforcement officers or fire fighters who die in line of duty. A sum sufficient to pay the premiums and reimbursements and make loans for surviving spouses of law enforcement officers or fire fighters under s. 16.14.

SB203,3 Section 3. 20.835 (1) (db) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,6,19 20.835 (1) (db) County and municipal aid account. A sum sufficient to make payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s. 79.035, less the amount paid from the appropriation under par. (r), and to pay the premiums and reimbursements and make loans under s. 16.14 for surviving spouses identified in s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. or 1m.

SB203,4 Section 4. 66.0137 (1) (ae) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0137 (1) (as) and amended to read:

SB203,6,25 66.0137 (1) (as) "Local governmental unit" means a municipality, county political subdivision, school district (as enumerated in s. 67.01 (5)), sewerage district, drainage district, and, without limitation because of enumeration, any other political subdivision of the state.

SB203,5 Section 5. 66.0137 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,7,6 66.0137 (1) (af) "Dies in the line of duty" means a death that occurs, or occurred, as a direct and proximate result of one or more of the following, sustained by a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter while he or she was engaged in a line of duty activity or that arose out of and as a result of such an individual's performance of a line of duty activity:

SB203,7,7 1. A personal injury.

SB203,7,8 2. The contraction of an infectious disease.

SB203,7,9 3. Exposure to hazardous materials or conditions.

SB203,6 Section 6. 66.0137 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,7,12 66.0137 (1) (ag) "Emergency medical technician" has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5).

SB203,7 Section 7. 66.0137 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,7,14 66.0137 (1) (am) "Law enforcement officer" means all of the following:

SB203,7,18 1. Any person employed by a political subdivision for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce.

SB203,7,20 2. Any jailer who, under the direction of a sheriff under s. 59.27 (1), keeps persons in a county jail.

SB203,8 Section 8. 66.0137 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,8,3 66.0137 (1) (ap) "Line of duty activity" means any employment-related action taken by a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter that is required or authorized by law, rule, regulation, or condition of employment and for which compensation is provided by his or her employing agency or would have been eligible to have been provided by the employing agency if the law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter had been on duty when he or she took the action in question.

SB203,9 Section 9. 66.0137 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,8,5 66.0137 (1) (c) "Political subdivision" means any municipality or county.

SB203,10 Section 10. 66.0137 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,8,10 66.0137 (3) Health insurance for unemployed persons. Any municipality or county political subdivision may purchase health or dental insurance for unemployed persons residing in the municipality or county who are not eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471 (4) (a) or (b).

SB203,11 Section 11. 66.0137 (4m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB203,12 Section 12. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,8,17 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and, 3., and 4., if a municipality provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health insurance for its fire fighters, it shall continue to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a the fire fighter who dies in the line of duty.

SB203,13 Section 13. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,8,24 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. Except as provided in subds. 2., 3., and 4., if a political subdivision provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health insurance for its law enforcement officers or emergency medical technicians, it shall continue to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of the law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician who dies while in the line of duty.

SB203,14 Section 14. 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,9,4 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. A municipality political subdivision may not be required to pay the premiums described in subd. 1. or 1m. for a surviving spouse upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse or upon the surviving spouse reaching the age of 65.

SB203,15 Section 15. 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,9,8 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. (intro.) An individual is not a dependent child for the purposes of subd. 1. or 1m. after the individual reaches the age of 18 unless one of the following applies:

SB203,16 Section 16. 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,9,13 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. b. The individual is a full-time or part-time student in an accredited college or university, except that this subd. 3. b. does not apply to such an individual after the close of the calendar year in which the individual reaches the age of 27 26.

SB203,17 Section 17. 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,9,25 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. A political subdivision may seek reimbursement from the department of administration under s. 16.14 (3) for the payment of any premiums described in subd. 1. or 1m. that were paid by the political subdivision and that were not otherwise required to be paid under an employment-related benefit provided to the fire fighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency medical technician if the political subdivision provides the department of administration with written certification that the individual on whose behalf the premiums are being paid died in the line of duty. The political subdivision shall seek reimbursement from the department of administration, using a form provided by the department of administration that specifies the premium amounts paid by the political subdivision and the names, ages, and marital status of the individuals for whom the premiums were paid. The political subdivision shall also certify that the premiums could not be paid under a different employment-related benefit that was provided to the fire fighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency medical technician.

SB203,18 Section 18. 79.01 (2d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,10,10 79.01 (2d) There is established an account in the general fund entitled the "County and Municipal Aid Account." The total amount to be distributed in 2011 to counties and municipalities from the county and municipal aid account is $824,825,715 and the total amount to be distributed to counties and municipalities in 2012, and in each year thereafter, from the county and municipal aid account is $748,075,715, less the amounts paid under s. 16.14.

SB203,19 Section 19. 79.035 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB203,10,15 79.035 (5) For Except as provided in sub. (6), for the distribution in 2013 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2012.

SB203,20 Section 20. 79.035 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB203,10,21 79.035 (6) For the distribution in 2013 and subsequent years, each county and municipality's payment under this section shall be reduced, in proportion to the county's or municipality's share of total payments under this section, to reflect the reduction in the county and municipal aid account as a result of payments made under s. 16.14 for surviving spouses identified in s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. or 1m.

SB203,21 Section 21. Initial applicability.

SB203,11,2 (1) This act first applies, retroactively, to a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who has died in the line of duty before the effective date of this subsection, but only with respect to the payment of health insurance premiums that come due on or after the effective date of this subsection.

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