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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
March 23, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Macco, Steffen, Armstrong,
Baldeh, James, Kitchens, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Skowronski, Subeck,
Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Zimmerman and Sinicki, cosponsored by
Senators Bernier, Cowles, Jacque, Roys and L. Taylor. Referred to
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB176,1,3 1An Act to renumber and amend 66.0501 (1); and to create 66.0501 (1) (b) and
2165.85 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes; relating to: appointment of certain lawfully
3present aliens as law enforcement officers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no person may be appointed as a deputy sheriff of any
county or police officer of any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of
the United States. This bill allows the sheriff of a county or the appointing authority
of a local law enforcement agency to elect to authorize the appointment of aliens who
are the subject of a notice of decision from the federal Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) granting deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals program and who are in receipt of a valid employment authorization from
the DHS as deputy sheriffs or police officers. The bill also prevents the law
enforcement standards board from preventing such an alien from participating in a
law enforcement preparatory training program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB176,1 4Section 1. 66.0501 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0501 (1) (a) and
5amended to read:
AB176,2,4
166.0501 (1) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person may be appointed
2deputy sheriff of any county or police officer for any city, village , or town unless that
3person is a citizen of the United States. This section does not apply to common
4carriers or to a deputy sheriff not required to take an oath of office.
AB176,2 5Section 2. 66.0501 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB176,2,136 66.0501 (1) (b) The sheriff of a county or the appointing authority of a local law
7enforcement agency that provides police service to a city, village, or town may elect
8to authorize the appointment of aliens who are the subject of a notice of decision from
9the federal department of homeland security granting deferred action under the
10Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the federal department of
11homeland security and who are in receipt of a valid employment authorization from
12the federal department of homeland security as deputy sheriffs for that county or as
13police officers for that city, village, or town.
AB176,3 14Section 3 . 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB176,2,2115 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. The board may not create criteria for participation in the
16preparatory training program under subd. 1. that would prevent a person from
17participation if the person is the subject of a notice of decision from the federal
18department of homeland security granting deferred action under the Deferred
19Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the federal department of homeland
20security and the person is in receipt of a valid employment authorization from the
21federal department of homeland security.
AB176,2,2222 (End)
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