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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 977
January 19, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives O'CONNOR, STUBBS, MAXEY,
GUNDRUM, PLUMER, MURSAU, CALLAHAN, DITTRICH, CONSIDINE, BEHNKE,
PALMERI, EDMING, SUBECK, MURPHY, SCHRAA and HURD. Referred to Committee
on Education.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 115.28 (55v), 118.07 (6) and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes;
relating to: required human trafficking prevention instruction in certain
grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction, in consultation
with the Department of Children and Families, to develop a model curriculum and
instructional materials for grades 7 to 12 on human trafficking prevention. The
model curriculum and instructional materials must be age appropriate at each grade
level and must include instruction on Internet safety. Beginning in the 2024-25
school year, the bill requires each school board to provide age-appropriate
instruction in human trafficking prevention in grades 7 to 12. Under the bill, the
instruction must be consistent with the model curriculum or a curriculum that is
substantially similar to the model curriculum. Finally, under the bill, school boards
must require full-time school district employees who are required to hold a license
issued by the Department of Public Instruction to receive training in identifying
victims of child trafficking.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 977
SECTION 1. 115.28 (55v) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (55v) HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MODEL CURRICULUM. In
consultation with the department of children and families, develop a model
curriculum and related instructional materials for grades 7 to 12 on human
trafficking prevention. In developing the model curriculum and instructional
materials, the state superintendent shall ensure that the information is
age-appropriate, as defined in s. 118.019 (1m) (a), at each grade level and that the
curriculum includes instruction related to Internet safety.
SECTION 2. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
118.07 (6) Each school board shall require every full-time employee of the
school district governed by the school board who is required by the state
superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) to hold a certificate, license, or permit to receive
training provided by the department in identifying children who are or who are at
risk of being victims of trafficking of a child under s. 948.051. A school district
employee shall receive that training within the first 6 months after commencing
full-time employment with the school district and at least once every 5 years after
that initial training.
SECTION 3. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
121.02 (1) (L) 9. In grades 7 to 12, provide age-appropriate instruction in
human trafficking prevention that is consistent with the model curriculum
developed under s. 115.28 (55v) or a curriculum that is substantially similar to the
model curriculum developed under s. 115.28 (55v).
SECTION 4.0Initial applicability.
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SECTION 4
ASSEMBLY BILL 977
(1) The treatment of s. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. first applies to curriculum for the
2024-25 school year.
(END)
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