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SB266,7 21Section 7 . 66.0137 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,4,222 66.0137 (1) (af) “Dies in the line of duty" means a death that occurs, or occurred,
23as a direct and proximate result of one or more of the following, sustained by a law
24enforcement officer or fire fighter while he or she was engaged in a line of duty

1activity or that arose out of and as a result of such an individual's performance of a
2line of duty activity:
SB266,4,33 1. A personal injury.
SB266,4,44 2. The contraction of an infectious disease.
SB266,4,55 3. Exposure to hazardous materials or conditions.
SB266,8 6Section 8 . 66.0137 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,4,77 66.0137 (1) (am) “Law enforcement officer" means all of the following:
SB266,4,118 1. Any person employed by a political subdivision for the purpose of detecting
9and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to
10make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to
11enforce.
SB266,4,1312 2. Any jailer who, under the direction of a sheriff under s. 59.27 (1), keeps
13persons in a county jail.
SB266,4,1414 3. A Marquette University police officer, as defined in s. 175.42 (1) (b).
SB266,9 15Section 9 . 66.0137 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,4,2116 66.0137 (1) (ap) “Line of duty activity" means any employment-related action
17taken by a law enforcement officer or fire fighter that is required or authorized by
18law, rule, regulation, or condition of employment and for which compensation is
19provided by his or her employing agency or would have been eligible to have been
20provided by the employing agency if the law enforcement officer or fire fighter had
21been on duty when he or she took the action in question.
SB266,10 22Section 10 . 66.0137 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,4,2323 66.0137 (1) (c) “Political subdivision" means any municipality or county.
SB266,11 24Section 11 . 66.0137 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.0137 (3) Health insurance for unemployed persons. Any municipality or
2county
political subdivision may purchase health or dental insurance for
3unemployed persons residing in the municipality or county political subdivision who
4are not eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471 (4) (a).
SB266,12 5Section 12. 66.0137 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB266,5,76 66.0137 (4m) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (ae) (as), in this subsection, “local
7governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, or school district.
SB266,13 8Section 13 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB266,5,139 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a municipality
10provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health
11insurance for its fire fighters, it shall continue to pay such premiums for the
12surviving spouse and dependent children of a the fire fighter who dies in the line
13of duty.
SB266,14 14Section 14 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,5,1915 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a political
16subdivision or Marquette University provides for the payment of premiums for
17hospital, surgical, and other health insurance for its law enforcement officers, it shall
18continue to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of
19the law enforcement officer who dies while in the line of duty.
SB266,15 20Section 15 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB266,5,2421 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. A municipality political subdivision or Marquette University
22may not be required to pay the premiums described in subd. 1. or 1m. for a surviving
23spouse upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse or upon the surviving spouse
24reaching the age of 65.
SB266,16 25Section 16 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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166.0137 (5) (c) 3. An individual is not a dependent child for the purposes of
2subd. 1. or 1m. after the individual reaches the age of 26.
SB266,17 3Section 17 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,6,84 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. Except as needed to administer this paragraph, a political
5subdivision and Marquette University shall keep confidential any personally
6identifiable information, as defined in s. 19.62 (5), of a surviving spouse and
7dependent children for whom the political subdivision or university makes a
8payment under this paragraph.
SB266,18 9Section 18 . 66.0137 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB266,6,1710 66.0137 (5) (d) If a political subdivision or Marquette University pays the
11premiums described in par. (c) 1. or 1m., annually, the political subdivision or
12university or both shall file with the public service commission a request for
13reimbursement, along with any documentation requested by the commission, for
14such amounts paid in the previous year. The commission shall reimburse the
15political subdivision or university or both from the appropriation under s. 20.155 (3)
16(u). The commission may contract with the department of revenue to carry out the
17commission's duties under this paragraph.
SB266,19 18Section 19 . Initial applicability.
SB266,6,2019 (1) This act first applies to a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty
20on the effective date of this subsection.
SB266,6,2121 (End)
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