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SB752,5,23 19(b) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys that sets forth a
20strategy for applying the grant moneys toward the goals identified in par. (a). If
21grant moneys will be used for salary and fringe benefits of a specialized law
22enforcement officer, the plan must include a description of the officer's duties and
23their relation to the goals identified in par. (a)
.
SB752,6,6 24(2m) The grant moneys that a city political subdivision receives under sub. (1)
25(1m) may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. Except as provided in sub. (3),

1the positions for which funding is sought must be created on or after April 21, 1994,
2and result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers
3assigned to beat patrol duties
the date on which the application for the initial grant
4under sub. (1m) is submitted. The department may issue a grant in 2 annual
5payments, with the 2nd payment contingent upon the grant recipient's progress in
6meeting its goals as reported in sub. (4m)
.
SB752,8 7Section 8. 165.986 (2) (a) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
SB752,6,108 165.986 (2) (a) Goals the political subdivision identifies toward which the grant
9moneys will be applied, using data that demonstrate specific problems and that may
10be used as a measurement of progress toward the goals.
SB752,6,1311 (c) If the applicant has received a previous grant under sub. (1m), a statement
12of its progress in reducing crime or achieving other goals related to the purposes for
13which it received the grant.
SB752,9 14Section 9. 165.986 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB752,6,2315 165.986 (3) During the first 6 months of the first year of a grant under sub. (1)
16(1m), a city political subdivision may, with the approval of the department, use part
17of the grant for the payment of salary and fringe benefits for overtime provided by
18uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling or by
19specialized law enforcement officers
. A city political subdivision may submit a
20request to the department for a 3-month extension of the use of the grant for the
21payment of overtime costs. To be eligible to use part of the first year's grant for
22overtime costs, the city political subdivision shall provide the department with all
23of the following:
SB752,6,2524 (a) The reasons why uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol
25duties or specialized law enforcement officers need to work overtime.
SB752,7,2
1(b) The status of the hiring and training of new uniformed law enforcement
2officers who will have beat patrol duties or of specialized law enforcement officers.
SB752,7,73 (c) Documentation that a sufficient amount of the grant for the first year will
4be available, during the period remaining after the payment of overtime costs, to pay
5the salary and fringe benefits of the same number of uniformed officers whose
6primary duty is beat patrolling or of specialized law enforcement officers that the
7grant originally planned to pay.
SB752,10 8Section 10. 165.986 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 165.986 (4) (a) and
9amended to read:
SB752,7,1910 165.986 (4) (a) The department shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding
11s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, for use in determining
12the amount to grant award to cities political subdivisions under sub. (1) (1m). The
13department may not award an annual grant under sub. (1) in excess of $150,000 to
14any city
criteria shall include, for each applicant, the rates of violent crime index
15offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data are available under the
16uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation and, if
17applicable, the applicant's success in using previous grants to reduce crime or
18achieve other goals set by the department. The criteria may also include the rates
19of nonviolent crime in the political subdivision
.
SB752,7,22 20(b) The department shall review any application and plan submitted under
21sub. (2) to
determine if that each application and, plan, and statement of progress
22submitted under sub. (2) (c) or (4m)
meet the requirements of this section.
SB752,8,2 23(c) The grant that a city political subdivision receives under sub. (1) (1m) must
24result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers assigned
25to beat patrol duties or the number of specialized law enforcement officers and
may

1not supplant existing local resources. The political subdivision may not reduce its
2expenditures as a result of receiving the grant.
SB752,11 3Section 11. 165.986 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB752,8,64 165.986 (4m) A political subdivision that receives a grant under sub. (1m) shall
5submit, annually, or as requested by the department of justice, a progress report that
6includes all of the following:
SB752,8,97 (a) For each law enforcement officer whose position is funded wholly or in part
8by the grant, an activity report that includes proactive measures the officer has
9taken to achieve the goals identified under sub. (2) in the grant application.
SB752,8,1110 (b) Crime reporting information that compares rates of crime in the political
11subdivision at the time it received a grant and at the end of the reporting period.
SB752,8,1412 (c) Other information requested by the department that demonstrates the
13efficacy of the grant in reducing crime or achieving other goals identified by the
14political subdivision or set by the department.
SB752,12 15Section 12. 165.986 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB752,8,1916 165.986 (5) A city may receive a grant under sub. (1) for 3 consecutive years
17without submitting a new application each year.
For each year that a city political
18subdivision
receives a grant under sub. (1) (1m), the city political subdivision shall
19provide matching funds of at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant.
SB752,13 20Section 13. 165.986 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB752,14 21Section 14 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB752,8,2222 (1) Allocation of federal ARPA funds received.
SB752,8,2323 (a) Additional policing.
SB752,9,2 241. Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
2516.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the

1federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, the governor shall allocate
2$5,000,000 for grants awarded under ss. 16.20 (2) and 165.986 (1m).
SB752,9,9 32. Before awarding a grant using moneys allocated under subd. 1., the governor
4and the department of administration shall submit to the joint committee on finance
5a plan for the grant program under s. 16.20 (2). The plan shall ensure that the grants
6will be distributed throughout all geographic areas of the state and in both urban and
7rural communities. If the committee approves or modifies and approves the plan, the
8department of administration shall implement the grant program in accordance
9with the plan as approved.
SB752,9,1010 (b) Strategic planning.
SB752,9,14 111. Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
1216.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the
13federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, the governor shall allocate
14$5,000,000 for grants awarded under ss. 16.20 (3) and 165.986 (1m).
SB752,9,21 152. Before awarding a grant using moneys allocated under subd. 1., the governor
16and the department of administration shall submit to the joint committee on finance
17a plan for the grant program under s. 16.20 (3). The plan shall ensure that the grants
18will be distributed throughout all geographic areas of the state and in both urban and
19rural communities. If the committee approves or modifies and approves the plan, the
20department of administration shall implement the grant program in accordance
21with the plan as approved.
SB752,9,2222 (End)
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