2. If the at-risk business is constructed or converted from another use on or
after the effective date of the ordinance, place the cash register and transaction area,
and maintain window signs and tinting, so as to provide a clear and unobstructed
view of the cash register and transaction area from the street.
3. If the at-risk business is equipped with a security camera, make the
recording device of the security camera inaccessible to employes and post a
conspicuous sign at the entrance stating that a security camera with an inaccessible
recording device is in place on the premises.
In addition to the requirements listed above, the bill also permits a local
ordinance enacted under the bill to require the owner of an at-risk business that is
subject to the ordinance to do any of the following:

1. Equip the at-risk business with an inaccessible drop safe and post a
conspicuous sign at the entrance stating that an inaccessible drop safe is on the
premises.
2. Require all employes who work at any time between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. to
attend a workplace security training program that is provided by the law
enforcement agency of the local governmental unit enacting the ordinance or by a
local chamber of commerce or other local business group and that has been approved
by the attorney general. The bill appropriates moneys and directs the department
of workforce development to provide grants to assist local governmental units and
local chambers of commerce or other local business groups in providing those
training programs.
For further information see the state and local 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:
AB6, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB6, s. 2 3Section 2. 20.445 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB6,2,54 20.445 (1) (fm) Workplace security training grants. The amounts in the
5schedule for workplace security training grants under s. 103.08 (6).
AB6, s. 3 6Section 3. 103.08 of the statutes is created to read:
AB6,2,8 7103.08 Convenience store, service station and restaurant security
8ordinances.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB6,3,2
1(a) "Convenience store" means any place of business that is engaged in the
2retail sale of groceries, including the sale of prepared foods.
AB6,3,33 (b) "Restaurant" has the meaning given in s. 254.61 (5).
AB6,3,54 (c) "Service station" means any place of business that is engaged in the retail
5sale of gasoline.
AB6,3,10 6(2) Local ordinance. A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance
7that is in strict conformity with subs. (3) and (4). An ordinance enacted by a county
8under this subsection is applicable in that part of any city or village located in the
9county and in any town located in the county, unless the city, village or town has
10enacted an ordinance under this subsection.
AB6,3,12 11(3) Convenience store, service station and restaurant security. (a) An
12ordinance enacted under sub. (2) shall require all of the following:
AB6,3,1913 1. That the owner of every convenience store, service station or restaurant
14within the county, city, village or town enacting the ordinance that is regularly open
15for business at any time between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., other than a convenience store,
16service station or restaurant in which only the owner or his or her family members
17work during those hours, adequately illuminate the parking lot at an intensity
18determined by the governing body of the county, city, village or town enacting the
19ordinance.
AB6,3,2420 2. That the owner of every convenience store, service station or restaurant
21described in subd. 1. that is constructed or converted from another use on or after the
22effective date of the ordinance place the cash register and transaction area, and
23maintain window signs and tinting, so as to provide a clear and unobstructed view
24of the cash register and transaction area from the street.
AB6,4,5
13. That the owner of every convenience store, service station or restaurant
2described in subd. 1. that is equipped with a security camera make the recording
3device of the security camera inaccessible to employes and post a conspicuous sign
4at the entrance stating that a security camera is in place on the premises and that
5the recording device of the security camera is inaccessible to employes.
AB6,4,76 (b) In addition to the requirements under par. (a), an ordinance enacted under
7sub. (2) may require any of the following:
AB6,4,128 1. That the owner of every convenience store, service station or restaurant
9described in par. (a) 1. equip the convenience store, service station or restaurant with
10a drop safe that is inaccessible to employes and post a conspicuous sign at the
11entrance stating that a safe is on the premises and that the safe is inaccessible to
12employes.
AB6,4,1613 2. That the owner of every convenience store, service station or restaurant
14described in par. (a) 1. require all employes who work at any time between 8 p.m. and
155 a.m. to attend a workplace security training program that has been approved by
16the attorney general under sub. (5) or (6).
AB6,4,18 17(4) Penalties. An ordinance enacted under sub. (2) shall provide that any
18person who violates the ordinance may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
AB6,5,2 19(5) Workplace security training. The law enforcement agency of a county, city,
20village or town that enacts an ordinance under sub. (2) may provide for persons who
21are required to attend a workplace security training program under sub. (3) (b) 2. a
22workplace security training program that trains and familiarizes those persons with
23the security practices required under sub. (3). The law enforcement agency shall
24submit the proposed training program to the attorney general and the attorney

1general shall review and approve or disapprove the proposed training program
2within 60 days after its receipt.
AB6,5,10 3(6) Grants for workplace security training programs. (a) From the
4appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fm), the department shall provide grants to
5applying local governmental units, local chambers of commerce and other local
6business groups to assist those units, chambers or other groups in providing
7workplace security training programs for the employes of convenience stores,
8restaurants, service stations and other places of business that are at risk of theft or
9robbery, including employes who are required to attend a workplace security
10training program under sub. (3) (b) 2.
AB6,5,1811 (b) A local governmental unit, local chamber of commerce or other local
12business group that applies for a grant under par. (a) shall submit with its grant
13application a description of its proposed workplace security training program
14containing any information that the department, after consulting with the attorney
15general, may require. On receipt of a grant application, the department shall submit
16the proposed workplace security training program to the attorney general and the
17attorney general shall review and approve or disapprove the proposed workplace
18security training program within 60 days after its receipt.
AB6,5,2119 (c) Annually, the department shall notify all local governmental units and all
20local chambers of commerce or other local business groups in this state of the
21availability of the grants provided under par. (a).
AB6,6,5 22(7) Immunity from liability. The attorney general and his or her employes and
23agents shall not be liable for any claim for damages to person or property arising out
24of the approval or disapproval of a workplace security training program under sub.
25(5) or (6). A local governmental unit, any governmental subdivision or agency of a

1local governmental unit, a local chamber of commerce or other local business group,
2and any officer, official, agent or employe of any of those entities shall not be liable
3for any claim for damages to person or property arising out of the implementation
4of a workplace security training program approved under sub. (5) or (6), if the
5workplace security training program is actually provided.
AB6, s. 4 6Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB6,6,157 (1) Report on safety and security requirements of at-risk businesses. No
8later than January 1, 2001, the department of justice shall submit a report to the
9legislature, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, on the
10safety and security requirements of businesses that have a high incidence of violent
11crimes such as homicide and robbery, as determined under the uniform crime
12reporting system of the office of justice assistance in the department of
13administration. The study shall include the effects of multistaffing, bullet-resistant
14enclosures, security devices such as cameras and alarm systems and other applicable
15crime prevention measures in preventing violent crime at those businesses.
AB6,6,1616 (End)
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