Amendment SSA1-AB843

AB843-SSA1,8,4 (a) “Independent charter school” means a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB843-SSA1,8,5 (b) “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).

AB843-SSA1,8,6 (c) “School board” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (7).

AB843-SSA1,8,7 (d) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).

AB843-SSA1,8,12 (2) Grants for school safety. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (f), the department of justice shall award grants for expenditures related to improving school safety. The department shall accept applications for a grant under this subsection from school boards, operators of independent charter schools, governing bodies of private schools, and tribal schools.

AB843-SSA1,8,21 (b) The department of justice, in consultation with the department of public instruction, shall develop a plan for use in awarding grants under this subsection. The department of justice shall include in the plan a description of what types of expenditures are eligible to be funded by grant proceeds. Eligible expenditures shall include expenditures to comply with the model practices created in s. 165.28 (1); expenditures for training under s. 165.28 (3); expenditures for safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment, and facilities; and expenditures necessary to comply with s. 118.07 (4) (cf). Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the plan need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.

AB843-SSA1,8,23 (3) Application requirements. An application submitted for a grant under sub. (2) shall include all of the following:

AB843-SSA1,8,24 (a) A school safety plan.

AB843-SSA1,9,2 (b) Blueprints of each school building and facility or, if blueprints were already submitted, a certification that the blueprints submitted are current.

AB843-SSA1,9,3 (c) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys.

AB843-SSA1,9,6 (4) Report. The department of justice shall submit an annual report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the grants awarded under sub. (2) and the expenditures made with the grant moneys.

AB843-SSA1,23 Section 23 . 175.32 of the statutes is created to read:

AB843-SSA1,9,8 175.32 School violence. (1) In this section:

AB843-SSA1,9,10 (a) “Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.77 (1) (b) and includes a tribal law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (e).

AB843-SSA1,9,11 (b) “Member of the clergy” has the meaning given in s. 48.981 (1) (cx).

AB843-SSA1,9,12 (c) “School” means a public, private, or tribal elementary or secondary school.

AB843-SSA1,9,17 (2) (a) Any person listed under s. 48.981 (2) (a) shall report as provided in sub. (3) if the person believes in good faith, based on a threat made by an individual seen in the course of professional duties regarding violence in or targeted at a school, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

AB843-SSA1,9,22 (b) A court-appointed special advocate under s. 48.236 shall report as provided under sub. (3) if he or she believes in good faith, based on a threat made by a child seen in the course of activities under s. 48.236 (3) regarding violence in or targeted at a school, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

AB843-SSA1,9,25 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a member of the clergy shall report as provided in sub. (3) if the member of the clergy believes in good faith, based on a threat of violence made by an individual seen in the course of professional duties, that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.

AB843-SSA1,10,9 2. A member of the clergy is not required to report a threat of violence that he or she receives solely through confidential communications made to him or her privately or in a confessional setting if he or she is authorized to hear or is accustomed to hearing such communications and, under the disciplines, tenets, or traditions of his or her religion, has a duty or is expected to keep those communications secret. Those disciplines, tenets, or traditions need not be in writing.

AB843-SSA1,10,13 (3) A person required to report under sub. (2) shall immediately inform, by telephone or personally, a law enforcement agency of the facts and circumstances contributing to the belief that there is a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public.

AB843-SSA1,10,21 (4) Any person or institution participating in good faith in the making of a report under this section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that results by reason of the action. Any health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), who believes in good faith and in his or her professional judgment that a report is not required under this section shall have immunity from any civil liability or criminal penalty for not making such a report. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any person reporting under this section shall be presumed.

AB843-SSA1,10,23 (5) Whoever intentionally violates this section by failure to report as required may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.

AB843-SSA1,24 Section 24 . 230.08 (2) (wc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB843-SSA1,11,2 230.08 (2) (wc) The director of the office of school safety in the department of justice.

AB843-SSA1,25 Section 25 . 904.085 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB843-SSA1,11,7 904.085 (4) (d) A mediator reporting child or unborn child abuse under s. 48.981, reporting a threat of violence in or targeted at a school under s. 175.32, or reporting nonidentifying information for statistical, research, or educational purposes does not violate this section.

AB843-SSA1,26 Section 26 . 905.04 (4) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB843-SSA1,11,11 905.04 (4) (em) School violence. There is no privilege for information contained in a report of a threat of violence in or targeted at a school that is provided under s. 175.32 (3).

AB843-SSA1,27 Section 27 . 905.045 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB843-SSA1,11,16 905.045 (4) Exceptions. Subsection (2) does not apply to any report concerning child abuse that a victim advocate is required to make under s. 48.981 or concerning a threat of violence in or targeted at a school that a victim advocate is required to make under s. 175.32.

AB843-SSA1,28 Section 28 . 905.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB843-SSA1,11,21 905.06 (4) Exceptions. There is no privilege under this section concerning observations or information that a member of the clergy, as defined in s. 48.981 (1) (cx), is required to report as suspected or threatened child abuse under s. 48.981 (2) (bm) or as a threat of violence in or targeted at a school under s. 175.32.

AB843-SSA1,29 Section 29 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB843-SSA1,11,24 (1) Office of school safety; position authorization. There is authorized for the office of school safety in the department of justice 1.0 FTE GPR director position.

AB843-SSA1,11,25 (2) School blueprints; initial submissions.

AB843-SSA1,12,4 (a) By no later than July 1, 2018, a school board shall provide blueprints of each school building and facility in the school district to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over any portion of the school district and to the office of school safety in the department of justice.

AB843-SSA1,12,8 (b) By no later than July 1, 2018, the governing body of a private school shall provide blueprints of the private school buildings and facilities to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the private school and to the office of school safety in the department of justice.

AB843-SSA1,12,12 (c) By no later than July 1, 2018, the operator of a charter school established under section 118.40 (2r) or (2x) of the statutes shall provide blueprints of the charter school buildings and facilities to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the charter school and to the office of school safety in the department of justice.

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