Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB437 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 437
5	5	September 20, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JACQUE, TESTIN, FELZKOWSKI and
6	6	SPREITZER, cosponsored by Representatives GUNDRUM, BEHNKE, ALLEN,
7	7	BRANDTJEN, GOEBEN, ORTIZ-VELEZ, TUSLER and WICHGERS. Referred to
8	8	Committee on Education.
9	9	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
10	10	AN ACT to renumber and amend 118.019 (2) (d); to amend 118.019 (2) (a) 2.;
11	11	and to create 118.019 (2m) (k) (intro.) and 1. (intro.), 118.019 (2m) (k) 1. b. to
12	12	i. and 118.019 (2m) (k) 2. of the statutes; relating to: including
13	13	age-appropriate child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a human growth
14	14	and development instructional program.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	This bill requires a school board that provides a human growth and
17	17	development instructional program to include an age-appropriate curriculum on
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19	19	Current law allows, but does not require, a school board to provide a human
20	20	growth and development instructional program in grades kindergarten to 12. If the
21	21	school board elects to provide such an instructional program, current law provides
22	22	a recommended instructional program that includes information about reproductive
23	23	and sexual anatomy and physiology; the benefits of and reasons for abstaining from
24	24	sexual activity; and how alcohol and drug use affect responsible decision making.
25	25	Under current law, if any part of the recommended instructional program is provided
26	26	to pupils, the school board must also provide specific information on required
27	27	subjects in the same course in the same year. The list of information on required
28	28	subjects includes presenting abstinence from sexual activity as the preferred choice
29	29	of behavior for unmarried pupils; providing instruction in parental responsibility
30	30	and the socioeconomic benefits of marriage for adults and their children; explaining
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38	38	pregnancy, prenatal development, and childbirth; and the process by which a parent
39	39	may relinquish a newborn child to a law enforcement officer, emergency medical
40	40	services practitioner, or hospital staff member. The bill adds to this list providing an
41	41	age-appropriate curriculum on child sexual abuse prevention that includes 1)
42	42	instruction on specific topics and 2) providing parents and guardians with facts and
43	43	clear explanations related to child sexual abuse topics.
44	44	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
45	45	enact as follows:
46	46	SECTION 1. 118.019 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
47	47	118.019 (2) (a) 2. Reproductive and sexual anatomy and physiology, including
48	48	biological, psychosocial, emotional, and intellectual changes that accompany
49	49	maturation, and the anatomically correct terms for body parts.
50	50	SECTION 2. 118.019 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 118.019 (2m) (k) 1. a.
51	51	and amended to read:
52	52	118.019 (2m) (k) 1. a. Identify Identifying counseling, medical, and legal
53	53	resources for survivors of sexual abuse and assault, including resources for escaping
54	54	violent relationships.
55	55	SECTION 3. 118.019 (2m) (k) (intro.) and 1. (intro.) of the statutes are created
56	56	to read:
57	57	118.019 (2m) (k) (intro.) Provides an age-appropriate curriculum on child
58	58	sexual abuse prevention that includes all of the following:
59	59	1. (intro.) Instruction on all of the following:
60	60	SECTION 4. 118.019 (2m) (k) 1. b. to i. of the statutes are created to read:
61	61	118.019 (2m) (k) 1. b. Age-appropriate facts about sexual abuse.
62	62	c. How to say no and reject unwanted advances.
63	63	d. How to set and respect personal boundaries.
64	64	e. Differences between public and private parts of the body.
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88	88	f. Autonomy over decision-making related to the body, empowerment, and
89	89	developing assertiveness skills.
90	90	g. How to distinguish between safe and unsafe touch and between secrets and
91	91	surprises.
92	92	h. How to identify trustworthy adults.
93	93	i. How to communicate incidents of sexual abuse to trustworthy adults.
94	94	SECTION 5. 118.019 (2m) (k) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
95	95	118.019 (2m) (k) 2. Providing parents and guardians with facts and clear
96	96	explanations related to child sexual abuse topics, including all of the following:
97	97	a. Adverse childhood experiences and trauma.
98	98	b. Adults' responsibility to prevent child sexual abuse.
99	99	c. How to identify characteristics and behaviors of offenders, including the
100	100	behavior known as grooming.
101	101	d. Warning signs of child sexual abuse.
102	102	e. How to discuss child sexual abuse prevention with children.
103	103	f. How to report child sexual abuse.
104	104	g. What makes children vulnerable to child sexual abuse and skills to reduce
105	105	a child's vulnerability to sexual abuse.
106	106	h. How to promote trauma-informed environments and responses.
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