2023 Wisconsin Act 227

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”

  Date of enactment: March 27, 2024
2023 Senate Bill 573   Date of publication*: March 28, 2024

2023 WISCONSIN ACT 227

An Act to amend 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes; relating to: training expenses for officers.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

227,1 Section 1. 165.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

165.85 (5) (b) The board shall authorize the reimbursement payment to each political subdivision law enforcement agencies of approved expenses incurred by recruits who satisfactorily complete training at schools certified by the board. Reimbursement Payment of these expenses for law enforcement officer, jail officer and juvenile detention officer preparatory training shall be for board approved tuition, living, and travel expenses. Reimbursement Payment of approved expenses for completion of annual recertification training under sub. (4) shall be provided to the law enforcement agency that employs the officer and shall include at least $160 $320 per officer thereafter per year. Funds may also be distributed for attendance at other training programs and courses or for training services on a priority basis to be decided by the department of justice.

227,1s Section 1s. Initial applicability.

(1) Per officer amount. The treatment of s. 165.85 (5) (b), with respect to the dollar amount provided per officer, first applies to training costs incurred on July 1, 2024.