Prohibiting payment of duty disability benefits to certain law enforcement officers. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that under the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), a protective occupation participant whose principal duties involve active law enforcement may not receive a duty disability benefit if all of the following occur: 1) the participant was injured while performing his or her duty in violation of law or any policy or protocol established by his or her employer, 2) the violation of law or any policy or protocol established by his or her employer that resulted in a situation that required the use of force, and 3) at the time the participant was injured, an individual died or suffered serious bodily harm as a result of the actions of the participant. The bill also applies this same provision to any retirement system of a county with a population of 500,000 or more and to any retirement system of a first class city.

Generally, under the WRS and other public employment systems, a duty disability benefit is a retirement benefit provided to an employee who is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing the responsibilities of his or her employment because of a duty-related injury. Most often, these employees have principal job duties that involve active law enforcement or fire suppression.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its authors⁠. All 2 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From ETF