AB937,7,33 (g) The name and badge number of the officer making the motor vehicle stop.
AB937,7,8 4(3) Submission of information collected. All persons in charge of law
5enforcement agencies shall forward the information obtained under sub. (2) to the
6department using the form prescribed by the rules promulgated under sub. (5) and
7in accordance with the reporting schedule established under the rules promulgated
8under sub. (5).
AB937,7,12 9(4) Analysis and report by department. (a) The department shall compile the
10information submitted to it by law enforcement agencies under sub. (3) and shall
11analyze the information, along with any other relevant information, to determine,
12both for the state as a whole and for each law enforcement agency, all of the following:
AB937,7,2013 1. Whether the number of motor vehicle stops and searches involving motor
14vehicles operated or occupied by members of a racial minority compared to the
15number of motor vehicle stops and searches involving motor vehicles operated or
16occupied solely by persons who are not members of a racial minority is
17disproportionate based on an estimate of the population and characteristics of all
18persons traveling on state highways, on an estimate of the populations and
19characteristics of persons traveling on state highways who are violating a law or
20ordinance, or on some other relevant population estimate.
AB937,7,2321 2. A determination as to whether any disproportion found under subd. 1. is the
22result of racial profiling, racial stereotyping, or other race-based discrimination or
23selective enforcement.
AB937,8,524 (b) For each year, the department shall prepare an annual report that
25summarizes the information submitted to it by law enforcement agencies concerning

1motor vehicle stops made during the year and that describes the methods and
2conclusions of its analysis of the information. On or before March 31, 2018, and on
3or before each March 31 thereafter, the department shall submit the annual report
4required under this paragraph to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), to the governor,
5to the commission established under s. 165.847, and to the director of state courts.
AB937,8,13 6(5) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the
7requirements of this section, including rules prescribing a form for use in obtaining
8information under sub. (2) and establishing a schedule for forwarding to the
9department the information obtained. The department shall make the form
10available to law enforcement agencies. The department may, by rule, require the
11collection of information in addition to that specified in sub. (2) (a) to (g) if the
12department determines that the information will help to make the determinations
13required under sub. (4) (a).
AB937,8,15 14(6) Access to records. Information collected under sub. (2) is not subject to
15inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB937,6 16Section 6. 165.847 of the statutes is created to read:
AB937,8,18 17165.847 Council on racial profiling and other discriminatory policing
18practices.
(1) In this section:
AB937,8,1919 (a) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.842 (1) (b).
AB937,8,2020 (b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.842 (1) (c).
AB937,8,2121 (c) "Motor vehicle stop" has the meaning given in s. 165.842 (1) (d).
AB937,8,2322 (d) "Racial profiling and other discriminatory policing practices" includes any
23of the following:
AB937,9,824 1. Any action taken by a law enforcement officer against or toward an
25individual that relies, to any degree, on the individual's actual or perceived race,

1color, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
2immigration or citizenship status, language spoken, disability or illness, housing
3status, occupation or employment status, or socioeconomic status. It is not racial
4profiling or a discriminatory policing practice for a law enforcement officer to rely on
5any of the factors listed in this subdivision if the law enforcement officer is relying
6on the factor because it links the individual to a specific, reliable description of a
7personally identifying characteristic, location, or behavior of an individual suspected
8of committing a crime.
AB937,9,119 2. Any action taken, or any formal or informal rule or policy established or
10enforced by a law enforcement agency, that encourages, allows, or ignores an action
11described as racial profiling or other discriminatory policing practice in subd. 1.
AB937,9,13 12(2) The council on racial profiling and other discriminatory policing practices
13shall do all of the following:
AB937,9,1714 (a) Establish a model policy for law enforcement agencies that prohibits racial
15profiling and other discriminatory policing practices, including disciplinary action
16it recommends for a law enforcement officer who engages in racial profiling and other
17discriminatory policing practices.
AB937,9,2218 (b) Develop and distribute to law enforcement agencies a complaint form that
19law enforcement agencies shall make available to individuals. An individual may
20use a complaint form developed and distributed under this paragraph to file a
21written complaint with the council if the individual suspects he or she has been a
22victim of racial profiling or other discriminatory policing practice.
AB937,9,2523 (c) Investigate written complaints filed by individuals who allege that a law
24enforcement officer or law enforcement agency committed an act of racial profiling
25or other discriminatory policing practice.
AB937,10,3
1(d) If the council finds that there is probable cause to believe that a law
2enforcement officer or law enforcement agency committed an act of racial profiling
3or other discriminatory policing practice, it shall:
AB937,10,54 1. Refer the matter to the law enforcement agency that employs the law
5enforcement officer for disciplinary action against the officer.
AB937,10,86 2. Refer the matter to the attorney general for possible action pursuant to s.
7165.10 on behalf of the individual against the law enforcement officer or law
8enforcement agency.
AB937,7 9Section 7. 165.85 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB937,11,410 165.85 (4) (a) 1. The board shall establish a preparatory program of law
11enforcement and tribal law enforcement officer training, which shall include not less
12than 600 hours of training. The board shall establish criteria for the general program
13outcomes for the preparatory program. Specifics of the training curriculum,
14competencies, student learning and performance objectives, particular subjects, and
15the minimum number of hours for each subject shall be established by written policy
16of the board. In establishing the preparatory training program, the board shall give
17due consideration to recommendations made by the curriculum advisory committee,
18but shall ensure that the program includes training designed to prevent the use of
19race, racial profiling, racial stereotyping, or other race-based discrimination or
20selection as a basis for detaining, searching, or arresting a person or for otherwise
21treating a person differently from persons of other races and shall emphasize that
22the primary purposes of enforcement of traffic regulations are safety and equal and
23uniform enforcement under the law
. The board may amend the criteria and policies
24governing the preparatory training program as needed to respond to technological
25changes affecting law enforcement, additional recommendations made by the

1curriculum advisory committee, or other conditions affecting the public interest in
2maintaining training standards of a proper professional character. Notwithstanding
3s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and policies established under this paragraph need not be
4promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
AB937,8 5Section 8. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB937,11,10 6814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 100.195 (5m)
7(b), 100.30 (5m), 106.50 (6) (i) and (6m) (a), 115.80 (9), 767.553 (4) (d), 769.313,
8802.05, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.044, 895.44 (3), 895.443 (3), 895.444 (2), 895.445
9(3), 895.446 (3), 895.506, 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d), 943.51 (2) (b), and 995.10 (3),
10when allowed costs shall be as follows:
AB937,9 11Section 9. 893.995 of the statutes is created to read:
AB937,11,13 12893.995 Constitutional rights violations; civil remedies. Any civil action
13arising under s. 895.44 is subject to the limitations of s. 895.44 (1).
AB937,10 14Section 10. 895.44 of the statutes is created to read:
AB937,11,24 15895.44 Constitutional rights violation; action for. (1) Civil cause of
16action.
Subject to sub. (2), in lieu of or in addition to obtaining any remedy available
17under any other law or the Wisconsin constitution, a person who is injured by an act
18of racial profiling and other discriminatory policing practices, as defined in s. 165.847
19(1) (d), or by another violation of article I of the Wisconsin constitution may bring an
20action against any person that caused the injury, including the state or any political
21subdivision of the state, for appropriate injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive
22damages, and reasonable costs, expert witness fees, and attorney fees. An action
23under this subsection shall be commenced within 6 years after the violation occurred
24or within the time specified in sub. (2), if applicable, or be barred.
AB937,12,9
1(2) Election of remedies. If an action is commenced under sub. (1), the person
2commencing the action may not pursue an administrative remedy for the same
3injury. If a person pursues an administrative remedy for an injury described in sub.
4(1), he or she may not elect to commence an action under sub. (1) for the same injury
5unless the action is commenced not less than 24 hours before the scheduled final
6administrative hearing on the matter and the person notifies the administrative
7agency conducting the hearing of that action within that period. On receipt of that
8notification, the administrative agency shall dismiss the person's administrative
9complaint without prejudice.
AB937,12,14 10(3) Remedies. In an action under sub. (1), the court may issue a permanent or
11temporary injunction or restraining order restraining any person from violating
12article I of the Wisconsin constitution and may order any other relief that the court
13considers appropriate, including compensatory and punitive damages and
14reasonable costs, expert witness fees, and attorney fees.
AB937,11 15Section 11. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB937,12,2016 (1) Council on racial profiling and other discriminatory policing practices;
17initial terms.
Notwithstanding the length of terms specified under section 15.257
18(3) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the governor shall appoint initial
19members of the council on racial profiling and other discriminatory policing practices
20as follows:
AB937,12,2221 (a) The members under section 15.257 (3) (a) 1., 3., 5., and 7. and (c) of the
22statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2018.
AB937,12,2423 (b) The members under section 15.257 (3) (a) 2., 4., and 6. and (b) of the statutes,
24as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2019.
AB937,12 25Section 12. Initial applicability.
AB937,13,2
1(1) Constitutional rights violations. This act first applies to a constitutional
2rights violation committed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB937,13 3Section 13. Effective date.
AB937,13,44 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2016.
AB937,13,55 (End)
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