SB 744

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.

Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be

referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be

printed as an appendix to the bill.