Child sexual abuse education and prevention.

ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0093

ENROLLED ACT NO. 67,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a school district to provide instruction to students and to take other specified actions relating to child sexual abuse education prevention and response; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S.
21
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3
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133 and
21
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9
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104

are
created to read:

21
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3
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133
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Child sexual abuse education,
prevention
and response
.

(a)

A school district
that has not already taken similar action
is authorized to take the following actions relating to child
sexual abuse education,
prevention
and response
:

(i)

Provide parents with information on the warning signs of child sexual abuse and any available resources
for education, prevention and response
;

(ii)

Provide training to teachers and
other
school district employees, including:

(A)

Instructional methods relating to the provisions of W.S. 21
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9
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104;

(B)

Child abuse or neglect reporting requirements specified in W.S. 14
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3
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205;

(C)

Methods to respond to a student's disclosure of sexual abuse in a supportive and appropriate manner.

(iii)

Consult with federal, state and local entities and​ community

based organizations, including the child welfare information gateway internet website maintained by the​ United States department of health and human services, to identify
evidence

based tools
and​ programs to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse;

(iv)

Develop community

based strategies
to promote
education, collaboration and accountability
among
persons and entities who are responsible fo
r child sexual abuse education
, prevention
and
response, including parent
s and guardians
, law enforcement, judicial officers, health care providers and other members of the community;

(v)

Coordinate with the local child protection team in accordance with W.S. 14-3-212(b)(ii);

(v
i
)

Accept funds from private and public sources for programs relating to this section.

21
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9
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104
.

Child sexual abuse prevention

instruction
.

(
a
)

A school district may include child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a health and safety
program
required
under
W.S. 21
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9
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101(b)(i)
(G)
. A school district
may
provide instruction under this subsection in
any appropriate manner
, which may
include
age

appropriate, evidence

based instruction on
:

(i)

R
ecognizing sexual abuse
and
assault;

(ii)

Personal b
oundary violations;

(iii)

Ways in which
a
sexual offender
may
groom or desensitize
a victim
;

(iv)

Strategies relating to:

(A
)

D
isclosure
of child sexual abuse
;

(B
)

Reducing
self

blame
;

(C
)

M
obiliz
ing
bystanders
to respond
to child sexual abuse
.

(b)

If a school district chooses to provide instruction under subsection (a) of this section, the parent or legal guardian of a student shall provide written permission to the school district authorizing their student to participate before that student shall be allowed to participate in the instruction.
Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED:
_________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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