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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 839
January 15, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Jacque
and
Habush Sinykin
, cosponsored by Representatives
O'Connor
,
Stubbs
,
Mursau
,
B. Jacobson
,
Steffen
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Dittrich
,
Sinicki
,
Snyder
,
Nedweski
,
Behnke
,
Subeck
,
Murphy
and
Knodl
. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB839,1,4
1
An Act
to renumber
118.07 (5);
to create
115.28 (67), 118.06 (5) (b) and 121.02
2
(1) (L) 9. of the statutes;
relating to:
required human trafficking and
3
sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training
4
related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Justice, to develop a list of recommended training courses related to recognizing, reporting, and preventing human trafficking and sextortion that are age-appropriate for pupils in grades 6 to 12. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the bill requires each school board to provide age-appropriate instruction in human trafficking and sextortion prevention that is consistent with the recommended training courses at least once in grades 6 to 8 and once in grades 9 to 12. The bill defines “sextortion” as sexual exploitation that includes the perpetrator receiving sexually explicit material from the victim and then threatening to release the sexually explicit material unless the victim sends the perpetrator money or additional sexual content or engages in sexual activity.
Finally, under the bill, school boards must require full-time school district employees who are required to hold a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction to receive training in identifying victims and potential victims of child trafficking and sextortion.
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:
SB839,1
1
Section
1
.
115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:
SB839,2,10
2
115.28
(67)
Human trafficking and sextortion prevention; training
3
courses.
In consultation with the department of children and families and the
4
department of justice, develop and maintain a list of recommended training courses
5
related to recognizing, reporting, and preventing human trafficking and sextortion
6
that are age-appropriate for pupils in grades 6 to 12. For purposes of this
7
subsection, “sextortion” means sexual exploitation that includes the perpetrator
8
receiving sexually explicit material from the victim and then threatening to release
9
the sexually explicit material unless the victim sends the perpetrator money or
10
additional sexual content or engages in sexual activity.
SB839,2
11
Section
2
.
118.07 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (5) (a).
SB839,3
12
Section
3
.
118.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB839,2,16
13
118.07
(5)
(b) The department shall include in the training required under
14
par. (a) information related to identifying children who are or who are at risk of
15
being victims of trafficking of a child under s. 948.051 or who are or who are at risk
16
of being victims of sextortion, as defined in s. 115.28 (67).
SB839,4
17
Section
4
.
121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
SB839,3,2
18
121.02
(1)
(L) 9. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, as part of the health
19
curriculum, provide instruction in human trafficking and sextortion prevention
1
that is consistent with training courses recommended under s. 115.28 (67) at least
2
once in grades 6 to 8 and at least once in grades 9 to 12.
SB839,5
3
Section
5
. Initial applicability.
SB839,3,5
4
(
1
) The treatment of s. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. first applies to curriculum provided to
5
pupils in the 2026-27 school year.
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