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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 947
January 28, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Donovan
,
Melotik
,
O'Connor
,
Stubbs
,
Tusler
and
Wichgers
, cosponsored by Senator
Wanggaard
. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
AB947,1,5
1
An Act
to renumber and amend
165.28;
to amend
20.455 (2) (im) and 165.88
2
(title), (2) (title), (a) and (b), (3) (a) and (b), (3m) (title), (am), (b) and (c) and (4);
3
to create
38.12 (15) and 165.28 (2m) of the statutes;
relating to:
expanding
4
the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans
5
for technical colleges.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, there is the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice. The office must create model practices for school safety, compile blueprints and interactive critical mapping data of schools for law enforcement agencies, award grants to schools to improve school safety and to create interactive critical mapping data, and train school staff on school safety. This bill expands the office to include technical colleges. Under the bill, the office creates model practices for campus safety, compiles blueprints and critical mapping data of campuses for law enforcement agencies, awards grants to improve campus safety and to create interactive critical mapping data, and trains staff on campus safety.
Current law requires each school board and the governing body of each private school to have in effect a school safety plan and to submit a copy of the most recent blueprints or critical incident mapping data of the school to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the school and to the Office of School Safety. The bill requires each technical college to have a campus safety plan that includes 1) an individualized safety plan for each campus building and facility that is regularly occupied by students; 2) general guidelines specifying procedures for emergency prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; and 3) guidelines and procedures to address campus violence and attacks, threats of campus violence and attacks, fire, weather-related emergencies, and intruders. The technical college district board determines who is required to receive campus safety plan training and the frequency of the training. Each technical college must submit blueprints or interactive critical mapping data for campus buildings and facilities to local law enforcement agencies and to the Office of School Safety. Campus safety plans must be filed annually with the Office of School Safety and must be reviewed and approved at least once every three years.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB947,1
1
Section
1
.
20.455 (2) (im) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB947,2,3
2
20.455
(2)
(im)
Training to school staff.
All moneys received from fees
3
collected under s. 165.28
(3)
to provide training
to school staff
under s. 165.28
(3)
.
AB947,2
4
Section
2
.
38.12 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB947,2,7
5
38.12
(15)
Campus safety plan.
(a) Each district board shall establish,
6
maintain, and have in effect a campus safety plan for the technical colleges of the
7
district.
AB947,2,13
8
(b) A campus safety plan shall be created with the active participation of
9
appropriate parties, which may include the department of justice, local law
10
enforcement officers, firefighters, instructors and other staff, students, and mental
11
health professionals. Before creating or updating a campus safety plan, a district
12
board shall, in consultation with a local law enforcement agency, conduct an on-site
13
safety assessment of campus buildings and facilities regularly occupied by students.
AB947,2,14
14
(c) A campus safety plan shall include all of the following:
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1
1. An individualized safety plan for each campus building and facility that is
2
regularly occupied by students. The individualized safety plan shall include any
3
real property related to the campus building or facility that is regularly occupied by
4
students.
AB947,3,6
5
2. General guidelines specifying procedures for emergency prevention and
6
mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
AB947,3,11
7
3. Guidelines and procedures to address campus violence and attacks, threats
8
of campus violence and attacks, bomb threats, fire, weather-related emergencies,
9
intruders, parent-student reunification, and threats to non-classroom events,
10
including performances, athletic events, and any other extracurricular activity or
11
event.
AB947,3,14
12
(d) A district board shall determine which persons are required to receive
13
campus safety plan training and the frequency of the training. The training shall
14
be based upon the district board’s prioritized needs, risks, and vulnerabilities.
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15
(e) 1. In this paragraph, “interactive critical mapping data” has the meaning
16
given in s. 165.88 (3m) (ac).
AB947,3,21
17
2. Upon the creation of a campus safety plan and upon each review of a
18
campus safety plan under par. (g), a district board shall submit a copy of the most
19
recent blueprints or interactive critical mapping data for each campus building and
20
facility to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over any portion of
21
the campus and to the office of school safety.
AB947,3,23
22
(f) A district board may not include in a campus safety plan any of the
23
following:
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1
1. A requirement for an employee to contact any district board administrator
2
before calling the telephone number “911.”
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3
2. A prohibition against an employee reporting campus violence or a threat of
4
campus violence directly to a law enforcement agency.
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5
3. A prohibition against an employee reporting a suspicious individual or
6
activity directly to a law enforcement agency.
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7
(g) Each district board shall review and approve its campus safety plan at
8
least once every 3 years after the plan goes into effect.
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9
(h) Before January 1, 2027, and before each January 1 thereafter, each
10
district board shall file a copy of its campus safety plan with the office of school
11
safety. At the time the district board files a campus safety plan, the district board
12
shall also submit all of the following to the office of school safety:
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13
1. The date of the most recent training on campus safety required under par.
14
(d) and the number of attendees.
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15
2. The most recent date on which the district board reviewed and approved
16
the campus safety plan.
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17
3. The most recent date on which the district board consulted with a local law
18
enforcement agency to conduct on-site safety assessments required under par. (b).
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19
Section
3
.
165.28 of the statutes is renumbered 165.28 (1m) and 165.28 (1m)
20
(intro.) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB947,4,22
21
165.28
(1m)
(intro.) The office of school safety shall do all of the following
with
22
respect to schools
:
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23
(c) Offer, or contract with another party to offer, training to school staff on
24
school safety. Training subjects may include trauma informed care and how
1
adverse childhood experiences have an impact on a child’s development and
2
increase needs for counseling or support. If a school receives under s. 165.88 (2)
(b)
3
a grant for the training under this
subsection
paragraph
, the office may charge a fee
4
for the training.
AB947,4
5
Section
4
.
165.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB947,5,7
6
165.28
(2m)
The office of school safety shall do all of the following with
7
respect to technical colleges:
AB947,5,10
8
(a) In conjunction with the technical college system board, create model
9
practices for campus safety. The technical college system board shall provide any
10
resources or staff requested by the office to create the model practices.
AB947,5,14
11
(b) Coordinate with each district board under s. 38.12 (15) (e) to compile
12
blueprints or interactive critical mapping data, as defined in s. 165.88 (3m) (ac), for
13
all campuses. The office shall keep all blueprints and data confidential unless a
14
law enforcement agency requests access.
AB947,5,17
15
(c) Offer, or contract with another party to offer, training to the staff at each
16
technical college on campus safety. If a college receives a grant under s. 165.88 (2)
17
for the training under this paragraph, the office may charge a fee for the training.
AB947,5
18
Section
5
.
165.88 (title), (2) (title), (a) and (b), (3) (a) and (b), (3m) (title),
19
(am), (b) and (c) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB947,6,3
20
165.88
(title)
Grants for school safety
and safety of college campuses
.
21
(2)
(title)
Grants for school safety
and safety of campuses
.
(a) From the
22
appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (f), the department of justice shall award grants
23
for expenditures related to improving school safety
and improving campus safety at
24
technical colleges
. The department shall accept applications for a grant
for school
1
safety
under this subsection from school boards, operators of independent charter
2
schools, governing bodies of private schools, and tribal schools
and shall accept
3
applications for a grant for campus safety from technical college district boards
.
AB947,6,14
4
(b) The department of justice, in consultation with the department of public
5
instruction, shall develop a plan for use in awarding grants under this subsection.
6
The department of justice shall include in the plan a description of what types of
7
expenditures are eligible to be funded by grant proceeds. Eligible expenditures
8
shall include expenditures to comply with the model practices created in s. 165.28
9
(1)
(1m) (a) or (2m) (a), whichever is appropriate
; expenditures for training under s.
10
165.28
(3)
(1m) (c) or (2m) (c), whichever is appropriate
; expenditures for safety-
11
related upgrades to
school
buildings, equipment, and facilities; and expenditures
12
necessary to comply with s.
38.12 (15) (e) or
118.07 (4) (cf)
, whichever is
13
appropriate
. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the plan need not be promulgated as
14
rules under ch. 227.
AB947,6,15
15
(3)
(a) A school safety plan
or a campus safety plan
.
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16
(b) Blueprints or interactive critical mapping data, as defined in sub. (3m)
17
(ac), for each
school
building and facility or, if blueprints or the data were already
18
submitted, a certification that the items submitted are current.
AB947,7,2
19
(3m)
(title)
Grants
to schools
for interactive critical mapping data.
20
(am) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (f), the department of justice shall
21
award grants to school boards and governing bodies of private schools to assist them
22
in complying with the requirement under s. 118.07 (4) (cf) to submit interactive
23
critical mapping data to law enforcement agencies and the office of school safety
1
and shall award grants to technical colleges to assist them in complying with the
2
requirements under s. 38.12 (15) (e)
.
AB947,7,7
3
(b) The department shall accept applications for the grants
under this
4
subsection
to comply with s. 118.07 (4) (cf)
from school district administrators, or
5
governing bodies of private schools, that are working jointly with local law
6
enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the school
and grants to comply with s.
7
38.12 (15) (e) from technical college district boards
.
AB947,7,16
8
(c) Grant moneys awarded under this subsection shall be used for site-specific
9
interactive critical mapping data to enhance security and increase situational
10
awareness for first responders. Any interactive critical mapping data created with
11
grant money under this subsection shall be compatible with platforms and
12
applications used by local, state, and federal public safety officials; may not require
13
local, state, or federal public safety officials
, school districts,
or
private schools
14
grant recipients
to purchase additional software; and shall include information that
15
can best assist first responders in an emergency, such as building numbers, floors,
16
suite designations, room numbers, or other available relevant location information.
AB947,7,20
17
(4)
Report.
The department of justice shall submit an annual report to the
18
cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the grants
19
awarded under
sub. (2)
this section
and the expenditures made with the grant
20
moneys.
AB947,7,21
21
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