AB728,3,76 (a) “Abusive behavior" means verbal or physical intimidation, threats, or
7harassment, whether direct, by electronic means, or through other persons.
AB728,3,88 (b) “Age-appropriate" has the meaning given in s. 118.019 (1m) (a).
AB728,3,99 (c) “Child with a disability" has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (5).
AB728,3,1310 (d) “Cyberbullying" means the use of information and communication
11technologies, such as a cell phone, computer, Internet site, or electronic mail
12message, to engage in or support deliberate, hostile behavior intended to frighten,
13intimidate, mock, insult, bully, or harm others.
AB728,3,1614 (e) “Dating partner" means any individual involved in an intimate relationship
15with another individual primarily characterized by the demonstration of affection,
16whether casual, serious, or long-term.
AB728,3,1717 (f) “Emotional abuse” has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (cm).
AB728,3,1818 (g) “Harassment” has the meaning given in s. 813.125 (1) (am) 4.
AB728,3,2219 (h) “Healthy relationship" means an equal relationship free from abusive,
20violent, and controlling behavior in which each individual respects the other's right
21to have his or her own opinions, friends, and activities, and each individual can
22openly communicate with the other individual.
AB728,3,2523 (i) “Physical abuse" means shaking, arm twisting, pushing, hitting, kicking,
24slapping, strangulation, hair pulling, physical intimidation, or any behavior that
25may result in injury.
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1(j) “Physical intimidation" means an attempt to frighten or coerce another
2individual by physical contact, including by restraining the individual, blocking the
3individual's movements or exits, punching walls, or throwing objects.
AB728,4,44 (k) “Sexual contact” has the meaning given in s. 940.225 (5) (b).
AB728,4,55 (L) “Sexual violence" means any unwanted sexual contact.
AB728,4,86 (m) “Stalking" means willfully and repeatedly following or harassing another
7individual or making a threat with the intent to place that individual in fear for the
8individual's safety or the safety of the individual's family.
AB728,4,99 (n) “Teen dating violence" means behavior to which all of the following apply:
AB728,4,1110 1. An individual uses abusive behavior, threats of or actual physical abuse,
11sexual violence, cyberbullying, or emotional abuse.
AB728,4,1312 2. The effect of the behavior is to dominate, control, or punish the individual's
13dating partner or former dating partner.
AB728,4,1414 3. At least one of the dating partners is a teenager.
AB728,4,22 15(2) Department; duties. (a) By July 1, 2024, the department shall, working in
16consultation with the department of children and families, the department of health
17services, the council on domestic abuse, and advocates from statewide organizations
18representing victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, prepare, adopt, and
19make available to school districts a policy governing the prevention of and
20appropriate responses to teen dating violence and sexual violence when pupils are
21at school or while pupils are under the supervision of a school authority. The
22department shall incorporate all of the following in its policy:
AB728,4,2423 1. Methods for accommodating pupils who are victims of teen dating violence
24or sexual violence.
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12. A requirement that school districts comply with and support compliance
2with court orders related to teen dating violence and sexual violence.
AB728,5,33 3. Methods for protecting the rights, safety, and privacy of victims.
AB728,5,144 (b) In preparing the policy required under par. (a), the department shall take
5into consideration other policies that have been adopted by a school board and that
6directly address the prevention of and appropriate responses to teen dating violence
7and sexual violence, as well as other obligations imposed upon the school board
8related to education and training; the protection and accommodation of a pupil who
9is the victim of bullying, harassment, or assault; and the reporting of suspected child
10abuse and neglect. The department shall explicitly reference those policies and
11obligations in the policy adopted under par. (a). To the greatest extent possible, the
12department shall not duplicate in the policy adopted under par. (a) any requirement
13or obligation imposed upon a school board under a policy adopted by a school board
14or under current law.
AB728,5,1815 (c) The department shall incorporate a teen dating violence and sexual violence
16prevention curriculum into its model health problems education curriculum. The
17teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention curriculum shall include all of
18the following topics:
AB728,5,1919 1. Definitions of teen dating violence and sexual violence.
AB728,5,2120 2. Skills for identifying teen dating violence, abusive behavior, physical
21intimidation, stalking, physical abuse, sexual violence, and cyberbullying.
AB728,5,2422 3. Appropriate and safe ways for teen bystanders to intervene in teen dating
23violence, sexual violence, and incidents of stalking and to seek help from supportive
24adults on behalf of victims.
AB728,5,2525 4. Characteristics of healthy relationships.
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15. The meaning of consent, how to communicate consent, the absence of
2consent, and how to identify consent and the absence of consent. The department
3shall include under this subdivision all of the following:
AB728,6,54 a. That consent does not exist when a person is coerced or when permission is
5implied, assumed, or given under threat.
AB728,6,76 b. That a person that consents to one act does not thereby consent to any other
7act.
AB728,6,98 c. That consent does not exist when one or all parties involved in an activity are
9intoxicated or otherwise incapacitated.
AB728,6,1110 6. Communication techniques to help pupils discuss and resolve conflicts
11within dating relationships with respect and nonviolence.
AB728,6,1412 7. Methods for exercising critical thinking skills and developing skills for pupils
13to recognize and understand their own individual boundaries and recognize and
14respect the boundaries of others.
AB728,6,1715 8. Relevant information about and sources for legal, medical, and mental
16health and other supportive services regarding teen dating violence and sexual
17violence.
AB728,6,1918 9. Relevant information about trafficking, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (d), for
19purposes of a commercial sex act, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a).
AB728,6,2320 (d) The department shall provide training in the prevention of and appropriate
21responses to teen dating violence and sexual violence when pupils are at school or
22while pupils are under the supervision of a school authority to school district
23employees who have direct contact with pupils in grades 6 to 12.
AB728,7,8 24(3) School board; duties. (a) By January 1, 2025, a school board shall adopt
25a policy governing the prevention of and appropriate responses to teen dating

1violence and sexual violence. A school board may adopt the department's model
2policy described under sub. (2) (a) or adopt its own policy. If the school board adopts
3its own policy, the school board shall ensure that the policy includes all of the
4provisions under sub. (2) (a). A school board shall include in a policy adopted under
5this paragraph a requirement that a teacher notify a pupil's parent or guardian if the
6teacher knows or has reason to believe that the pupil was involved in an incident of
7teen dating violence or sexual violence that occurred at school or under the
8supervision of a school authority.
AB728,7,139 (b) By July 1, 2025, a school board shall adopt and incorporate the teen dating
10violence and sexual violence prevention curriculum described under sub. (2) (c) into
11its health education program or adopt and incorporate its own teen dating violence
12and sexual violence prevention curriculum that includes all of the topics described
13under sub. (2) (c).
AB728,7,1814 (c) At the beginning of each school term, or, for a pupil who enrolls in a school
15after the beginning of the school term, at the time of that pupil's enrollment, a school
16board shall notify the parent or guardian of each pupil about the instruction in teen
17dating violence and sexual violence prevention education planned for the school term
18and include in the notice at least all of the following:
AB728,7,2219 1. That the written and audiovisual educational materials used in
20comprehensive teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention education are
21available for inspection and that a copy of the instructional materials is available
22upon request.
AB728,7,2423 2. That a parent or guardian may request in writing that his or her child not
24receive teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention education.
AB728,4 25Section 4 . 121.02 (1) (L) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
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1121.02 (1) (L) 2m. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, provide
2age-appropriate instruction in the prevention of teen dating violence and sexual
3violence to pupils once in any of the grades 6 to 8 and once in any of the grades 9 to
412. The school board shall ensure that the instruction provided under this
5subdivision is consistent with the curriculum described in s. 118.47 (3) (b) and that
6the instructors use instructional methods and materials that are consistent with s.
7118.13 (1).
AB728,8,88 (End)
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