1995 Wisconsin Act 342

  Date of enactment: May 20, 1996
1995 Senate Bill 508   Date of publication*: June 3, 1996

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1993-94: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

1995 WISCONSIN ACT 342

An Act to amend 38.04 (9); and to create 101.055 (3) (d) of the statutes; relating to: training programs for fire fighters.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

342,1 Section 1 . 38.04 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.04 (9) (title) Training program programs for fire fighters. In order to promote safety to life and property, the board may establish and supervise a training program programs in fire prevention and protection. The training program programs shall be available to members of volunteer and paid fire departments maintained by public and private agencies, including industrial plants. No training program required for participation in structural fire fighting that is offered to members of volunteer and paid fire departments maintained by public agencies may require more than 60 hours of training. The council on fire service training programs shall advise the board on the establishment and maintenance of the program programs.

342,2 Section 2 . 101.055 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

101.055 (3) (d) No standards adopted under this subsection may require a member of a volunteer or paid fire department maintained by a political subdivision of this state to complete more than 60 hours of training prior to participating in structural fire fighting.