SB266: Bill Text

SB266,4,2 66.0137 (1) (af) “Dies in the line of duty" means a death that occurs, or occurred, as a direct and proximate result of one or more of the following, sustained by a law enforcement officer or fire fighter while he or she was engaged in a line of duty activity or that arose out of and as a result of such an individual's performance of a line of duty activity:

SB266,4,3 1. A personal injury.

SB266,4,4 2. The contraction of an infectious disease.

SB266,4,5 3. Exposure to hazardous materials or conditions.

SB266,8 Section 8 . 66.0137 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB266,4,7 66.0137 (1) (am) “Law enforcement officer" means all of the following:

SB266,4,11 1. Any person employed by a political subdivision for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce.

SB266,4,13 2. Any jailer who, under the direction of a sheriff under s. 59.27 (1), keeps persons in a county jail.

SB266,4,14 3. A Marquette University police officer, as defined in s. 175.42 (1) (b).

SB266,9 Section 9 . 66.0137 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

SB266,4,21 66.0137 (1) (ap) “Line of duty activity" means any employment-related action taken by a law enforcement officer or fire fighter that is required or authorized by law, rule, regulation, or condition of employment and for which compensation is provided by his or her employing agency or would have been eligible to have been provided by the employing agency if the law enforcement officer or fire fighter had been on duty when he or she took the action in question.

SB266,10 Section 10 . 66.0137 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB266,4,23 66.0137 (1) (c) “Political subdivision" means any municipality or county.

SB266,11 Section 11 . 66.0137 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB266,5,4 66.0137 (3) Health insurance for unemployed persons. Any municipality or county political subdivision may purchase health or dental insurance for unemployed persons residing in the municipality or county political subdivision who are not eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471 (4) (a).

SB266,12 Section 12. 66.0137 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB266,5,7 66.0137 (4m) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (ae) (as), in this subsection, “local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, or school district.

SB266,13 Section 13 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB266,5,13 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a municipality provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health insurance for its fire fighters, it shall continue to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a the fire fighter who dies in the line of duty.

SB266,14 Section 14 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB266,5,19 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a political subdivision or Marquette University provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health insurance for its law enforcement officers, it shall continue to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of the law enforcement officer who dies while in the line of duty.

SB266,15 Section 15 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB266,5,24 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. A municipality political subdivision or Marquette University may not be required to pay the premiums described in subd. 1. or 1m. for a surviving spouse upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse or upon the surviving spouse reaching the age of 65.

SB266,16 Section 16 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB266,6,2 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. An individual is not a dependent child for the purposes of subd. 1. or 1m. after the individual reaches the age of 26.

SB266,17 Section 17 . 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB266,6,8 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. Except as needed to administer this paragraph, a political subdivision and Marquette University shall keep confidential any personally identifiable information, as defined in s. 19.62 (5), of a surviving spouse and dependent children for whom the political subdivision or university makes a payment under this paragraph.

SB266,18 Section 18 . 66.0137 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB266,6,17 66.0137 (5) (d) If a political subdivision or Marquette University pays the premiums described in par. (c) 1. or 1m., annually, the political subdivision or university or both shall file with the public service commission a request for reimbursement, along with any documentation requested by the commission, for such amounts paid in the previous year. The commission shall reimburse the political subdivision or university or both from the appropriation under s. 20.155 (3) (u). The commission may contract with the department of revenue to carry out the commission's duties under this paragraph.

SB266,19 Section 19 . Initial applicability.

SB266,6,20 (1) This act first applies to a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty on the effective date of this subsection.

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