SB734,2,2020 (b) “Age-appropriate" has the meaning given in s. 118.019 (1m) (a).
SB734,2,2121 (c) “Child with a disability" has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (5).
SB734,2,2522 (d) “Cyberbullying" means the use of information and communication
23technologies, such as a cell phone, computer, Internet site, or electronic mail
24message, to engage in or support deliberate, hostile behavior intended to frighten,
25intimidate, mock, insult, bully, or harm others.
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1(e) “Dating partner" means any person involved in an intimate relationship
2with another person primarily characterized by the demonstration of affection,
3whether casual, serious, or long-term.
SB734,3,44 (f) “Emotional abuse” has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (cm).
SB734,3,55 (g) “Harassment” has the meaning given in s. 813.125 (1) (am).
SB734,3,96 (h) “Healthy relationship" means an equal relationship free from abusive,
7violent, and controlling behavior in which each person respects the other's right to
8have his or her own opinions, friends, and activities, and each person can openly
9communicate with the other person.
SB734,3,1210 (i) “Physical abuse" means shaking, arm twisting, pushing, hitting, kicking,
11slapping, strangulation, hair pulling, physical intimidation, or any behavior that
12may result in injury.
SB734,3,1513 (j) “Physical intimidation" means an attempt to frighten or coerce another
14person by physical contact, including by restraining him or her, blocking his or her
15movements or exits, punching walls, or throwing objects.
SB734,3,1616 (k) “Sexual contact” has the meaning given in s. 940.225 (5) (b).
SB734,3,1717 (L) “Sexual violence" means any unwanted sexual contact.
SB734,3,2018 (m) “Stalking" means willfully and repeatedly following or harassing another
19person or making a threat with the intent to place that person in fear for his or her
20safety or the safety of his or her family.
SB734,3,2121 (n) “Teen dating violence" means behavior in which all of the following apply:
SB734,3,2322 1. A person uses abusive behavior, threats of or actual physical abuse, sexual
23violence, cyberbullying, or emotional abuse.
SB734,3,2524 2. The effect of the behavior is to dominate, control, or punish the person's
25dating partner or former dating partner.
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13. At least one of the partners is a teenager.
SB734,4,9 2(2) (a) 1. By the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, the department shall,
3working in consultation with the department of children and families, the
4department of health services, the council on domestic abuse, and advocates from
5statewide organizations representing victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence,
6prepare, adopt, and make available to school districts a policy governing the
7prevention of and appropriate responses to teen dating violence and sexual violence
8when pupils are at school or while pupils are under the supervision of a school
9authority. The department shall incorporate all of the following in its policy:
SB734,4,1110 a. Methods for accommodating pupils who are victims of teen dating violence
11or sexual violence.
SB734,4,1312 b. A requirement that school districts comply with and support compliance
13with court orders related to teen dating violence and sexual violence.
SB734,4,1414 c. Methods for protecting the rights, safety, and privacy of victims.
SB734,4,2515 2. In preparing the policy required under subd. 1., the department shall take
16into consideration other policies that may have been adopted by a school board and
17that directly address the prevention of and appropriate responses to teen dating
18violence and sexual violence, as well as other obligations imposed upon the school
19board related to education and training; the protection and accommodation of a pupil
20who is the victim of bullying, harassment, or assault; and the reporting of suspected
21child abuse and neglect. The department shall explicitly reference those policies and
22obligations in the policy adopted under subd. 1. and, to the greatest extent possible,
23the department shall not duplicate in the policy adopted under subd. 1. any
24requirement or obligation imposed upon a school board under a policy adopted by the
25school board or under current law.
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13. The department shall incorporate a teen dating violence and sexual violence
2prevention curriculum into its model health problems education curriculum and
3shall make the updated health problems education curriculum and the following
4materials available to school boards prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year:
SB734,5,55 a. Definitions of teen dating violence and sexual violence.
SB734,5,76 b. Skills for identifying teen dating violence, abusive behavior, physical
7intimidation, stalking, physical abuse, sexual violence, and cyberbullying.
SB734,5,108 c. Appropriate and safe ways for teen bystanders to intervene in teen dating
9violence, sexual violence, and incidents of stalking and to seek help from supportive
10adults on behalf of victims.
SB734,5,1111 d. Characteristics of healthy relationships.
SB734,5,1912 e. The meaning of consent, how to communicate consent and the absence of
13consent, and how to identify consent and the absence of consent. The department
14shall include in the materials under this subd. 3. e. a discussion about consent that
15explains all of the following: that consent does not exist when a person is coerced or
16when permission is implied, assumed, or given under threat; that a person that
17consents to one act does not thereby consent to any other act; and that consent does
18not exist when one or all parties involved in an activity are intoxicated or otherwise
19incapacitated.
SB734,5,2120 f. Communication techniques to help pupils discuss and resolve conflicts within
21dating relationships with respect and nonviolence.
SB734,5,2422 g. Methods for exercising critical thinking skills and developing skills for pupils
23to recognize and understand their own individual boundaries and recognize and
24respect the boundaries of others.
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1h. Relevant information about and sources for legal, medical, and mental
2health and other supportive services regarding teen dating violence and sexual
3violence.
SB734,6,94 (b) 1. Within 6 months after the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, a school
5board shall either adopt the model policy governing the prevention of and
6appropriate responses to teen dating violence and sexual violence described under
7par. (a) 1. or modify or adopt its own policy. If the school board adopts its own policy,
8the school board shall ensure that the policy includes all of the provisions under par.
9(a) 1.
SB734,6,1410 2. By the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, a school board shall either adopt
11and incorporate the teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention curriculum
12described under par. (a) 3. into its health education program or adopt and incorporate
13its own teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention curriculum that includes
14all of the subject areas and skills described under par. (a) 3.
SB734,6,20 15(3) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, a school board shall provide
16age-appropriate instruction in the prevention of teen dating violence and sexual
17violence to pupils once in any of the grades 6 to 8 and once in any of the grades 9 to
1812. The school board shall ensure that the instruction provided under this subsection
19includes the curriculum described in sub. (2) (b) 2. and that the instructors use
20instructional methods and materials that are consistent with s. 118.13 (1).
SB734,6,25 21(4) (a) At the beginning of each school term, or, for a pupil who enrolls in a school
22after the beginning of the school term, at the time of that pupil's enrollment, each
23school board shall notify the parent or guardian of each pupil about instruction in
24teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention education planned for the
25coming term. The notice shall do all of the following:
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11. Advise the parent or guardian that written and audiovisual educational
2materials used in comprehensive teen dating violence and sexual violence
3prevention education are available for inspection and that a copy of the instructional
4materials is available upon request.
SB734,7,75 2. Advise the parent or guardian that the parent or guardian may request in
6writing that his or her child not receive teen dating violence and sexual violence
7prevention education.
SB734,4 8Section 4 . 121.02 (1) (L) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB734,7,119 121.02 (1) (L) 2m. In grades 6 to 12, provide a comprehensive health education
10program that addresses healthy relationships, teen dating violence, and sexual
11violence as provided in s. 118.47 (3).
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