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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
March 3, 2016 - Introduced by Senators L. Taylor and Harris Dodd, cosponsored
by Representatives Berceau, Goyke, Johnson and Sinicki. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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1An Act to create 175.57 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring training for law
2enforcement offices on cultural competency.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires law enforcement agencies in counties with a population of
500,000 or more to establish a policy that requires law enforcement officers to attend
training programs concerning cultural diversity, including sensitivity toward racial
and ethnic differences. The training must be designed to prevent the use of race,
racial profiling, racial stereotyping, or other race-based discrimination or selection
as a basis for detaining, searching, or arresting a person or for otherwise treating a
person differently from persons of other races and must emphasize the fact that the
primary purposes of enforcement of traffic regulations are safety and equal and
uniform enforcement under the law. Under the bill, a law enforcement officer must
attend the training annually for the first three years he or she is employed by the law
enforcement agency and at least every two years thereafter.
For further information see the 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:
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3Section
1. 175.57 of the statutes is created to read:
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1175.57 Cultural diversity and sensitivity training. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
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(b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
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4(2) (a) Each law enforcement agency that is located in a county with a
5population of 500,000 or more shall have a written policy requiring each law
6enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency to attend, pursuant to
7par. (c), training concerning cultural diversity, including sensitivity toward racial
8and ethnic differences.
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(b) The training shall be designed to prevent the use of race, racial profiling,
10racial stereotyping, or other race-based discrimination or selection as a basis for
11detaining, searching, or arresting a person or for otherwise treating a person
12differently from persons of other races and shall emphasize the fact that the primary
13purposes of enforcement of traffic regulations are safety and equal and uniform
14enforcement under the law.
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(c) A law enforcement officer shall attend the training required under this
16subsection annually for the first 3 years he or she is employed by a law enforcement
17agency and at least every 2 years thereafter.
