SB18-ASA2,8,52 1. Any person employed by a political subdivision for the purpose of detecting
3and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to
4make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to
5enforce.
SB18-ASA2,8,76 2. Any jailer who, under the direction of a sheriff under s. 59.27 (1), keeps
7persons in a county jail.
SB18-ASA2, s. 8 8Section 8. 66.0137 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB18-ASA2,8,149 66.0137 (1) (ap) "Line of duty activity" means any employment-related action
10taken by a law enforcement officer or fire fighter that is required or authorized by
11law, rule, regulation, or condition of employment and for which compensation is
12provided by his or her employing agency or would have been eligible to have been
13provided by the employing agency if the law enforcement officer or fire fighter had
14been on duty when he or she took the action in question.
SB18-ASA2, s. 9 15Section 9. 66.0137 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB18-ASA2,8,1616 66.0137 (1) (c) "Political subdivision" means any municipality or county.
SB18-ASA2, s. 10 17Section 10. 66.0137 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,8,2118 66.0137 (3) Health insurance for unemployed persons. Any municipality or
19county
political subdivision may purchase health or dental insurance for
20unemployed persons residing in the municipality or county who are not eligible for
21medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471 (4) (a) or (b).
SB18-ASA2, s. 11 22Section 11. 66.0137 (4m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB18-ASA2, s. 12 23Section 12. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,9,324 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and, 3., and 4., if a municipality
25provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health

1insurance for its fire fighters, it shall continue to pay such premiums for the
2surviving spouse and dependent children of a the fire fighter who dies in the line
3of duty.
SB18-ASA2, s. 13 4Section 13. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB18-ASA2,9,95 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. Except as provided in subds. 2., 3., 4., and 5., if a political
6subdivision provides for the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other
7health insurance for its law enforcement officers, it shall continue to pay such
8premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of the law enforcement
9officer who dies while in the line of duty.
SB18-ASA2, s. 14 10Section 14. 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,9,1411 66.0137 (5) (c) 2. A municipality political subdivision may not be required to
12pay the premiums described in subd. 1. or 1m. for a surviving spouse upon the
13remarriage of the surviving spouse or upon the surviving spouse reaching the age of
1465.
SB18-ASA2, s. 15 15Section 15. 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,9,1816 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. (intro.) An individual is not a dependent child for the purposes
17of subd. 1. or 1m. after the individual reaches the age of 18 unless one of the following
18applies:
SB18-ASA2, s. 16 19Section 16. 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,9,2320 66.0137 (5) (c) 3. b. The individual is a full-time or part-time student in an
21accredited college or university, except that this subd. 3. b. does not apply to such an
22individual after the close of the calendar year in which the individual reaches the age
23of 27 26.
SB18-ASA2, s. 17 24Section 17. 66.0137 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB18-ASA2,10,13
166.0137 (5) (c) 4. A political subdivision may seek reimbursement from the
2department of administration under s. 16.14 (3) for the payment of any premiums
3described in subd. 1. or 1m. that were paid by the political subdivision and that were
4not otherwise required to be paid under an employment-related benefit provided to
5the fire fighter or law enforcement officer if the political subdivision provides the
6department of administration with written certification that the individual on whose
7behalf the premiums are being paid died in the line of duty. The political subdivision
8shall seek reimbursement from the department of administration, using a form
9provided by the department of administration that specifies the premium amounts
10paid by the political subdivision and the names, ages, and marital status of the
11individuals for whom the premiums were paid. The political subdivision shall also
12certify that the premiums could not be paid under a different employment-related
13benefit that was provided to the fire fighter or law enforcement officer.
SB18-ASA2, s. 18 14Section 18. 66.0137 (5) (c) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB18-ASA2,10,1815 66.0137 (5) (c) 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subd. 1m., 2., or 3., a
16political subdivision may not pay the premiums for a surviving spouse or dependent
17child for more than 5 years after the deceased spouse or parent, who was a law
18enforcement officer, dies in the line of duty.
SB18-ASA2, s. 19 19Section 19. 79.01 (2d) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
20is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,11,221 79.01 (2d) There is established an account in the general fund entitled the
22"County and Municipal Aid Account." The total amount to be distributed in 2011 to
23counties and municipalities from the county and municipal aid account is
24$824,825,715, less the amounts paid under s. 16.14, and the total amount to be
25distributed to counties and municipalities in 2012, and in each year thereafter, from

1the county and municipal aid account is $748,075,715, less the amounts paid under
2s. 16.14
.
SB18-ASA2, s. 20 3Section 20. 79.035 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
4is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,11,85 79.035 (3) For Except as provided in sub. (6), for the distribution in 2011, each
6county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section that is equal to
7the amount of the payment determined for the county or municipality under s. 79.02
8(4), 2009 stats., in 2010.
SB18-ASA2, s. 21 9Section 21. 79.035 (4) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
10is amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,11,1411 79.035 (4) (a) For Except as provided in sub. (6), for the distribution in 2012,
12the total amount of the payments to all municipalities under this section shall be
13reduced by $47,663,400 and the total amount of the payments to all counties under
14this section shall be reduced by $29,086,600.
SB18-ASA2, s. 22 15Section 22. 79.035 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is
16amended to read:
SB18-ASA2,11,2017 79.035 (5) For Except as provided in sub. (6), for the distribution in 2013 and
18subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this
19section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or
20municipality under this section for 2012.
SB18-ASA2, s. 23 21Section 23. 79.035 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB18-ASA2,12,222 79.035 (6) For the distribution in 2011 and subsequent years, each county and
23municipality's payment under this section shall be reduced, in proportion to the
24county's or municipality's share of total payments under this section, to reflect the

1reduction in the county and municipal aid account as a result of payments made
2under s. 16.14 for surviving spouses identified in s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. or 1m.
SB18-ASA2, s. 24 3Section 24. Initial applicability.
SB18-ASA2,12,74 (1) This act first applies, retroactively, to a law enforcement officer or fire
5fighter who has died in the line of duty before the effective date of this subsection,
6but only with respect to the payment of health insurance premiums that come due
7on or after the effective date of this subsection.
SB18-ASA2, s. 25 8Section 25. Effective date.
SB18-ASA2,12,10 9(1) The repeal and recreation of section 20.835 (1) (db) of the statutes takes
10effect on December 31, 2012.
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