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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
August 19, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Johnson, Larson, Agard, Carpenter,
Roys and L. Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, L. Myers, Hong,
Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Goyke,
Hebl, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Spreitzer
and Subeck. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB512,1,4 1An Act to renumber 165.85 (5x); to amend 20.455 (2) (am); and to create
220.455 (2) (aq), 165.85 (4) (a) 7. d. and 165.85 (5x) (b) of the statutes; relating
3to:
law enforcement training on use-of-force options and making an
4appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each law enforcement officer to annually complete at least
eight hours of training on use-of-force options and techniques a law enforcement
officer may use to de-escalate a potentially unstable situation. This bill also provides
$250,000 in each fiscal year in the 2021-23 fiscal biennium for the Department of
Justice to reimburse political subdivisions for costs of the training.
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:
SB512,1 5Section 1 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
6the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB512,2 1Section 2 . 20.455 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB512,2,42 20.455 (2) (am) Officer training reimbursement. A sum sufficient to make
3payments under s. 165.85 (5x) (a). The amount appropriated under this paragraph
4may not exceed $150,000 in any fiscal year.
SB512,3 5Section 3 . 20.455 (2) (aq) of the statutes is created to read:
SB512,2,86 20.455 (2) (aq) Use-of-force options training. The amounts in the schedule to
7reimburse political subdivisions for training costs under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 7. d. as
8provided in s. 165.85 (5x) (b).
SB512,4 9Section 4 . 165.85 (4) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
SB512,2,1710 165.85 (4) (a) 7. d. Each officer who is subject to this subdivision shall annually
11complete at least 8 hours of scenario-based training on use-of-force options,
12focusing on skills and tactics that minimize the likelihood of using force, including
13de-escalation tactics. In this subd. 7. d., “de-escalation tactics” are actions and
14techniques used by law enforcement officers to slow down or stabilize a potentially
15unstable situation to allow for more time, options, and resources for resolution or
16prevention of an incident. Hours of training completed under this subd. 7. d. shall
17count toward the hours of training required under subd. 7. a.
SB512,5 18Section 5 . 165.85 (5x) of the statutes is renumbered 165.85 (5x) (a).
SB512,6 19Section 6 . 165.85 (5x) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB512,3,5
1165.85 (5x) (b) In each fiscal year, the department of justice shall determine
2the amount of training costs each political subdivision incurs under sub. (4) (a) 7. d.
3If the moneys available under s. 20.455 (2) (aq) are insufficient to reimburse the
4political subdivisions for their costs, the department shall establish a system to
5prorate the reimbursements.
SB512,3,66 (End)
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