It is the responsibility of the WPPA governmental affairs staff
to identify items of legislation that impact Wisconsin’s law
enforcement community generally, and the WPPA’s membership
specifically. Preliminary positions on those bills will be made by
the WPPA governmental affairs staff and Executive Director. Those
positions will then be considered for ratification by the WPPA Legislative
Committee and Board of Directors. All positions so ratified will
be included on the legislative report card. Legislation will be weighted
by the WPPA Legislative Committee, and legislators will be scored
in the following manner:
| |
Points |
| Co-sponsoring legislation which we support |
2 |
| Co-sponsoring legislation which we oppose |
-2 |
| Committee votes for legislation which we support |
1 |
| Committee votes against legislation which we support |
-1 |
| Committee votes for legislation we oppose |
-1 |
| Floor votes for legislation which we support |
2 |
| Floor votes against legislation which we support |
-2 |
| Floor votes for legislation which we oppose |
-2 |
| Floor votes against legislation which we oppose |
2 |
| Procedural votes which bar floor consideration
of legislation we support |
-2 |
| Procedural votes against barring floor consideration
of legislation we support |
2 |
| Procedural votes which bar floor consideration
of legislation we oppose |
2 |
| Procedural votes against barring floor consideration
of legislation we oppose |
-2 |
| Offering amendments which we support |
2 |
| Offering amendments we oppose |
-2 |
| |
| Leadership Criteria (for Majority party leaders
and committee chairs) |
| Failure to schedule legislation which we support |
-2 |
| Failure to schedule legislation which we oppose |
2 |
Legislators will be eligible for an automatic WPPA PAC endorsement
for their reelection to their elected office following a legislative
session in which they receive a score of 70 percent or better. Legislators
who receive a score of 90 percent or better will be eligible to be
named to the “WPPA Legislative Honor Roll” for
that particular legislative session. The legislator with the highest
overall score will be eligible for a “WPPA Legislator
of the Year Award.”
