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14(9) One member, appointed by the Wisconsin police executive group.
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15(10) One member, appointed by the Wisconsin training academy directors.
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16(11) An attorney specializing in criminal defense, appointed by the State Bar
17of Wisconsin.
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1(12) A mental health professional, appointed by the National Alliance on
2Mental Illness, Wisconsin.
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3(13) One member, jointly appointed by the dean of the University of Wisconsin
4Law School and the dean of the Marquette University Law School.
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7Section 3
. 20.508 of the statutes is created to read:
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820.508 Independent use of force review advisory board. There is
9appropriated to the independent use of force review advisory board for the following
10programs:
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11(1) Operations and investigations. (a)
General program operations. The
12amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the independent use of
13force review advisory board.
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14Section 4
. 20.923 (4) (e) 1c. of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(4) (e) 1c. Independent use of force review advisory board: executive
16director.
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17Section 5
. 20.923 (6) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(6) (be) Independent use of force review advisory board: all staff
19employees.
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1Section
6. 175.469 of the statutes is created to read:
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2175.469 Independent use of force review advisory board. (1) 3Definitions. In this section:
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(a) “Board” means the independent use of force review advisory board.
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(b) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
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6(2) Purpose. The purpose of the board is to research and review the causes and
7contributing factors of use-of-force incidents, as provided under this section, by law
8enforcement officers in the course of their duties. This includes the review of state
9statutes and police policy manuals, training standards, and hiring practices to make
10recommendations to improve police tactics, increase the safety of law enforcement
11officers and all who come into contact with a law enforcement officer, and reduce
12probabilities of future death and great bodily harm from similar causes and
13contributing factors.
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14(3) Duties. The board shall do all of the following in performance of its purpose
15under sub. (2) and duties under s. 175.47:
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(a) Determine through an independent investigation and analysis the full
17range of causes and contributing factors, including the relationship between law
18enforcement and community demographics, in the deaths of and serious injuries to
19law enforcement officers, and deaths and serious injuries by law enforcement
20officers, in the course of their official duties, and recommend measures to reduce the
21probabilities of deaths and serious injuries from similar causes and involving similar
22contributing factors.
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(b) Appoint an executive director, outside the classified service, who shall
24appoint all staff necessary for performing the duties and exercising the powers of the
25board.
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1(c) Develop written policies regarding the conduct of investigations and
2analyses under s. 175.47 (3m).
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(d) Communicate with the department of justice and other criminal justice
4agencies as needed.
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(e) Prepare and manage an annual budget.
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(f) Identify and manage actual and perceived conflicts of interest.
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(g) Apply for funding, as appropriate.
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(h) Acquire experts and use advisors as needed to perform its duties and other
9tasks as needed. The experts and advisors include, but are not limited to, a certified
10firearms instructor, a defensive and arrest tactics instructor, an expert in cultural
11competency, a master instructor in professional communications, a master
12instructor in tactical response, a victim advocate, and a mental health professional.
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(i) Review measures the board previously recommended under par. (a) to
14determine if they were implemented and to evaluate their effectiveness.
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15(4) Powers. (a) The board may access all criminal and administrative
16investigation case files, access any models or renderings created or used in an
17investigation, and examine all evidence.