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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
August 9, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Toles, Colon, Richards, A.
Williams, Parisi, Grigsby, Fields, Berceau, Townsend, Wood, Jeskewitz and
Wasserman, cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Grothman and Taylor. Referred
to Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
AB599,1,2
1An Act to amend 62.50 (18) of the statutes;
relating to: payment of a 1st class
2city police officer's salary after discharge.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no member of the police force of a first class city (presently
only Milwaukee) may be suspended or discharged without pay or benefits until the
matter that is the subject of the suspension or discharge is disposed of by the board
of fire and police commissioners or the time for an appeal passes without an appeal
being made. Also under current law, if the board's decision upholding the discharge
or suspension is reversed, the member must be reinstated to his or her former
position in the department and is entitled to pay as if he or she was not suspended
or discharged.
This bill removes the current law's provisions relating to the payment of the
salary of police officers who are discharged. The bill does not affect current law
provisions relating to reinstatement and back pay for a member if the board's
decision is reversed.
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:
AB599, s. 1
3Section
1. 62.50 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB599,2,7
162.50
(18) Salary during suspension. No chief officer of either department or
2member of the fire department may be deprived of any salary or wages for the period
3of time suspended preceding an investigation or trial, unless the charge is sustained.
4No member of the police force may be suspended
or discharged under sub. (11) or (13)
5without pay or benefits until the matter that is the subject of the suspension
or
6discharge is disposed of by the board or the time for appeal under sub. (13) passes
7without an appeal being made.
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(1) This act first applies to any member of the police force who is covered by a
10collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with this act
11on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended,
12modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.
