2026 Legislative Council Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula

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On October 28, 2026, the Legislative Council Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula will meet on the following agenda:

• Organizational matters
• Presentation by Samantha Kerkman, County Executive, and Rebecca Matoska-Mentink, Clerk of Circuit Courts, Kenosha County
• Presentation by Joe Chrisman, State Auditor, Legislative Audit Bureau
• Presentation by Jennifer Bias, State Public Defender, and representatives of the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office
• Discussion of committee assignment

Other materials:

• Memo No. 1, “Compensation of Assistant District Attorneys, Assistant State Public Defenders, and Assistant Attorneys General” (Oct. 21, 2026)
• Letter from Jason D. Sanders, Rock County District Attorney, to State Representative Ann Roe (Sept. 23, 2026)