SB301,58 Section 58. 66.0608 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0608 (3m) (a), and 66.0608 (3m) (a) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB301,,188 66.0608 (3m) (a) General authority. (intro.) Subject to subs. (3) and (4) pars. (b) and (c), the governing body of a municipality may enact an ordinance that does all of the following:

SB301,,189 2. Gives the municipality’s fire department, emergency medical services practitioner department, or emergency medical responder department, through the official or employee described under par. (a) subd. 1., exclusive control over the expenditure of volunteer funds of the department for which the individual serves as an official or employee in an account described under par. (a) subd. 1.

SB301,59 Section 59. 66.0608 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB301,,191 66.0608 (2m) Maintenance of effort. (a) 1. Beginning July 1, 2024, annually not later than July 1, except as provided in par. (c), all of the following apply:

SB301,,192 1. A city, village, or town with a population of greater than 20,000 shall certify to the department of revenue that the city, village, or town has maintained a level of law enforcement that is at least equivalent to that provided in the city, village, or town in the previous year. The certification shall include a statement under par. (b) 1. from the person in charge of providing law enforcement service for the city, village, or town, or for the city, village, or town under contract to provide this service.

SB301,,193 2. A political subdivision shall certify to the department of revenue that the political subdivision has maintained a level of fire protective and emergency medical service that is at least equivalent to that provided in the political subdivision in the previous year. The certification shall include a statement under par. (b) 2. from the person in charge of providing fire protective and emergency medical services for the political subdivision, or for the political subdivision under contract to provide this service.

SB301,,194 3. A certification under this paragraph is not required to certify the same items under par. (b) or (c) that were certified in a prior statement.

SB301,,195 (b) 1. Except as provided in par. (c) 1., a statement that certifies that any 2 of the following have been maintained at a level at least equivalent to the previous year:

SB301,,196 a. The political subdivision’s expenditures, not including capital expenditures, for law enforcement services.

SB301,,197 b. The number of full-time equivalent officers employed by or assigned to the political subdivision.

SB301,,198 c. The number of citations for moving traffic violations under chs. 341 to 349 or local ordinances in conformity therewith issued within the political subdivision by law enforcement agencies.

SB301,,199 d. The number of arrests made and citations issued for violations other than those described under subd. 1. c. within the political subdivision.

SB301,,200 2. Except as provided in par. (c) 1., a statement that certifies that any 2 of the following have been maintained at a level at least equivalent to the previous year:

SB301,,201 a. The political subdivision’s expenditures, not including capital expenditures, for fire protective and emergency medical services.

SB301,,202 b. The number of full-time equivalent fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by or assigned to the political subdivision.

SB301,,203 c. The level of training of and maintenance of licensure for fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel providing fire protective and emergency medical services within the political subdivision.

SB301,,204 d. Response times for fire protective and emergency medical services throughout the political subdivision, adjusted for the location of calls for service.

SB301,,205 (c) 1. If a political subdivision failed to make a certification under par. (b) 1. or 2. in the previous year, in making the certification under par. (b) 1. or 2., the political subdivision shall certify that the political subdivision has maintained a level of law enforcement or fire protective and emergency medical service that is at least equivalent to that provided in the most recent year that the political subdivision made a certification under par. (b) 1. or 2. or to that provided in 2023, whichever year is most recent.

SB301,,206 2. If a political subdivision is unable to make a certification under par. (b) 1. or 2. because in the previous year the political subdivision consolidated law enforcement or fire protective and emergency medical services with another political subdivision or entered into a contract with a private entity to provide fire protective or emergency medical services, the political subdivision, in lieu of the certification under par. (b) 1. or 2., may certify to the department of revenue that the political subdivision has maintained a level of law enforcement or fire protection and emergency medical service that is at least equivalent to that provided in the political subdivision in the previous year, but cannot provide a statement under par. (b) 1. or 2. because of the consolidation or contract. This subdivision applies only to the year following consolidation or entry into a contract.

SB301,,207 3. A political subdivision that has established or joined a newly established law enforcement agency or fire protection and emergency medical service agency within the previous 2 years may provide a certified statement to that effect, in lieu of certification under par. (b) 1. or 2.

SB301,,208 4. If law enforcement services in a town are provided solely by the county sheriff on a noncontractual basis, the town may provide a certified statement to that effect, in lieu of certification under par. (b) 1.

SB301,60 Section 60. 66.0608 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0608 (3m) (b) and amended to read:

SB301,,210 66.0608 (3m) (b) Limitations, requirements. An ordinance enacted under sub. (2) par. (a) may include any of the following limitations or requirements:

SB301,,211 1. A limit on the type and amount of funds that may be deposited into the account described under sub. (2) par. (a) 1.

SB301,,212 2. A limit on the amount of withdrawals from the account described under sub. (2) par. (a) 1. that may be made, and a limit on the purposes for which such withdrawals may be made.

SB301,,213 3. Reporting and audit requirements that relate to the account described under sub. (2) par. (a) 1.

SB301,61 Section 61. 66.0608 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0608 (3m) (c) and amended to read:

SB301,,215 66.0608 (3m) (c) Ownership of funds. Notwithstanding an ordinance enacted under sub. (2) par. (a), volunteer funds shall remain the property of the municipality until the funds are disbursed.