Assembly Bill 1020 proposes the creation of a new statute, 84.1011, which mandates the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to designate and mark specific routes as memorial highways in honor of state troopers who have served. The bill outlines eight specific routes to be marked, each dedicated to a different trooper, including Trooper Donald C. Pederson, Trooper Gary G. Powless, Trooper Debbie M. McMenamin, Trooper Willie Schoenberger, Trooper Jorge Dimas, Trooper Trevor J. Casper, Trooper Anthony J. Borostowski, and Trooper Daniel Stainbrook.
The bill stipulates that the Department of Transportation will only erect and maintain these memorial markers upon receiving sufficient contributions from interested parties, such as local governments, to cover the associated costs. It explicitly states that no state funds, apart from those received as contributions, may be used for the erection or maintenance of the markers. This ensures that the memorialization of these troopers is funded through community support rather than state resources.