AB843-SSA1,8,77 (d) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
AB843-SSA1,8,12 8(2) Grants for school safety. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2)
9(f), the department of justice shall award grants for expenditures related to
10improving school safety. The department shall accept applications for a grant under
11this subsection from school boards, operators of independent charter schools,
12governing bodies of private schools, and tribal schools.
AB843-SSA1,8,2113 (b) The department of justice, in consultation with the department of public
14instruction, shall develop a plan for use in awarding grants under this subsection.
15The department of justice shall include in the plan a description of what types of
16expenditures are eligible to be funded by grant proceeds. Eligible expenditures shall
17include expenditures to comply with the model practices created in s. 165.28 (1);
18expenditures for training under s. 165.28 (3); expenditures for safety-related
19upgrades to school buildings, equipment, and facilities; and expenditures necessary
20to comply with s. 118.07 (4) (cf). Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the plan need not be
21promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
AB843-SSA1,8,23 22(3) Application requirements. An application submitted for a grant under sub.
23(2) shall include all of the following:
AB843-SSA1,8,2424 (a) A school safety plan.
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1(b) Blueprints of each school building and facility or, if blueprints were already
2submitted, a certification that the blueprints submitted are current.
AB843-SSA1,9,33 (c) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys.
AB843-SSA1,9,6 4(4) Report. The department of justice shall submit an annual report to the
5cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the grants
6awarded under sub. (2) and the expenditures made with the grant moneys.
AB843-SSA1,23 7Section 23 . 175.32 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA1,9,8 8175.32 School violence. (1) In this section:
AB843-SSA1,9,109 (a) “Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.77 (1) (b) and
10includes a tribal law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (e).
AB843-SSA1,9,1111 (b) “Member of the clergy” has the meaning given in s. 48.981 (1) (cx).
AB843-SSA1,9,1212 (c) “School” means a public, private, or tribal elementary or secondary school.
AB843-SSA1,9,17 13(2) (a) Any person listed under s. 48.981 (2) (a) shall report as provided in sub.
14(3) if the person believes in good faith, based on a threat made by an individual seen
15in the course of professional duties regarding violence in or targeted at a school, that
16there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school
17employee or the public.
AB843-SSA1,9,2218 (b) A court-appointed special advocate under s. 48.236 shall report as provided
19under sub. (3) if he or she believes in good faith, based on a threat made by a child
20seen in the course of activities under s. 48.236 (3) regarding violence in or targeted
21at a school, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a
22student or school employee or the public.
AB843-SSA1,9,2523 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a member of the clergy shall report as
24provided in sub. (3) if the member of the clergy believes in good faith, based on a
25threat of violence made by an individual seen in the course of professional duties,

1that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the
2public.
AB843-SSA1,10,93 2. A member of the clergy is not required to report a threat of violence that he
4or she receives solely through confidential communications made to him or her
5privately or in a confessional setting if he or she is authorized to hear or is
6accustomed to hearing such communications and, under the disciplines, tenets, or
7traditions of his or her religion, has a duty or is expected to keep those
8communications secret. Those disciplines, tenets, or traditions need not be in
9writing.
AB843-SSA1,10,13 10(3) A person required to report under sub. (2) shall immediately inform, by
11telephone or personally, a law enforcement agency of the facts and circumstances
12contributing to the belief that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health
13or safety of a student or school employee or the public.
AB843-SSA1,10,21 14(4) Any person or institution participating in good faith in the making of a
15report under this section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal,
16that results by reason of the action. Any health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81
17(1), who believes in good faith and in his or her professional judgment that a report
18is not required under this section shall have immunity from any civil liability or
19criminal penalty for not making such a report. For the purpose of any proceeding,
20civil or criminal, the good faith of any person reporting under this section shall be
21presumed.
AB843-SSA1,10,23 22(5) Whoever intentionally violates this section by failure to report as required
23may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.
AB843-SSA1,24 24Section 24 . 230.08 (2) (wc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA1,11,2
1230.08 (2) (wc) The director of the office of school safety in the department of
2justice.
AB843-SSA1,25 3Section 25 . 904.085 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA1,11,74 904.085 (4) (d) A mediator reporting child or unborn child abuse under s.
548.981, reporting a threat of violence in or targeted at a school under s. 175.32, or
6reporting nonidentifying information for statistical, research, or educational
7purposes does not violate this section.
AB843-SSA1,26 8Section 26 . 905.04 (4) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA1,11,119 905.04 (4) (em) School violence. There is no privilege for information contained
10in a report of a threat of violence in or targeted at a school that is provided under s.
11175.32 (3).
AB843-SSA1,27 12Section 27 . 905.045 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA1,11,1613 905.045 (4) Exceptions. Subsection (2) does not apply to any report concerning
14child abuse that a victim advocate is required to make under s. 48.981 or concerning
15a threat of violence in or targeted at a school that a victim advocate is required to
16make under s. 175.32
.
AB843-SSA1,28 17Section 28 . 905.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA1,11,2118 905.06 (4) Exceptions. There is no privilege under this section concerning
19observations or information that a member of the clergy, as defined in s. 48.981 (1)
20(cx), is required to report as suspected or threatened child abuse under s. 48.981 (2)
21(bm) or as a threat of violence in or targeted at a school under s. 175.32.
AB843-SSA1,29 22Section 29 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB843-SSA1,11,2423 (1) Office of school safety; position authorization. There is authorized for
24the office of school safety in the department of justice 1.0 FTE GPR director position.
AB843-SSA1,11,2525 (2) School blueprints; initial submissions.
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1(a) By no later than July 1, 2018, a school board shall provide blueprints of each
2school building and facility in the school district to each local law enforcement agency
3with jurisdiction over any portion of the school district and to the office of school
4safety in the department of justice.
AB843-SSA1,12,85 (b) By no later than July 1, 2018, the governing body of a private school shall
6provide blueprints of the private school buildings and facilities to each local law
7enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the private school and to the office of
8school safety in the department of justice.
AB843-SSA1,12,129 (c) By no later than July 1, 2018, the operator of a charter school established
10under section 118.40 (2r) or (2x) of the statutes shall provide blueprints of the charter
11school buildings and facilities to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
12over the charter school and to the office of school safety in the department of justice.
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