Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 15 R cosponsors

AB 74 — Relating to: parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)

Last action — Published 12-10-2025

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 28, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 118.07 (6) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

65 added · 47 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to AB 74 broadens the requirements for parental notification when a report of misconduct is received by schools. Initially focused on sexual misconduct by staff, the updated bill now includes notifications related to serious child sex offenses and instances where a sex offender interacts with children. This change is significant as it aims to better protect students and ensure that parents are informed of any potential threats, enhancing student safety in schools.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0060/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 74 March 10, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatRANKLIN .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2247/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 74 February 28, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives FRANKLIN , BEHNKE , BRILL, DITTRICH, B.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
JACOBSON , KNODL , KREIBICH, M ELOTIK, M URPHY, M URSAU , O'CONNOR , S TEFFEN, T ITTL, W ICHGERS and K AUFERT, cosponsored by Senators TOMCZYK and N ASS.
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Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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A N A CT to create 118.07 (6) of the statutes;
delete Xby a school staff memberY.
relating to:
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parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member.
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires each school board, governing body of a private school, and operator of a charter school to notify a pupil’s parent or guardian if the school board, governing body, or operator receives a credible report alleging sexual misconduct by a school staff member and the pupil is identified as an alleged victim, target, or recipient of the misconduct.
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Under the bill, a school board, governing body, or operator must notify the pupil’s parent or guardian by no later than the end of the day on which the school board receives the report containing the alleged sexual misconduct.
X118.07 (6) (a) 1.
Under the bill, a report is considered to be received by a school board or operator of a charter school when it is received by an assistant principal, principal, assistant school district superintendent, school district superintendent, or school district administrator, and is considered to be received by the governing body of a private school when it is received by an assistant principal, principal, superintendent, executive director, or other individual who acts as the administrative head of the private school.
Each school board, governing body of a private school, and operator of a charter school shall, after receiving a report alleging any of the following, notify the parent or guardian of each pupil alleged to be a victim, target, or recipient of the alleged conduct:
Under current law, it is a Class I felony for a school staff member to commit an act of sexual misconduct against a pupil.
a.
Under current law and the bill, “sexual misconduct” means 1) communications made intentionally to sexually degrade, sexually humiliate, sexually arouse, or sexually gratify the pupil or the perpetrator or 2) intentional touching by the perpetrator or, upon the perpetrator’s instruction, - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2247/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 74 SECTION 1 by the use of a body part or object, if the purpose of the intentional touching is to sexually degrade, sexually humiliate, sexually arouse, or sexually gratify the pupil or the perpetrator.
Sexual misconduct, as defined in s.
The bill also requires school boards to annually provide information about how parents and guardians may access records related to school employee discipline under the state public records law.
For further information see the 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:
S ECTION 1.
118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
118.07 (6) (a) Each school board, governing body of a private school, and operator of a charter school shall, by no later than the end of the day on which a credible report alleging sexual misconduct, as defined in s.
948.098 (1) (c).
948.098 (1) (c), is received, shall notify the parents or guardians of each pupil alleged to be a victim, target, or recipient of the alleged sexual misconduct by the school staff member.
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For purposes of this paragraph, a report is considered to be received by a school board or the operator of a charter school when it is received by an individual employed by the school district or operator of the charter school and for purposes of that employment the individual is required to hold a license issued by the department under s.
That an individual who has been convicted of a serious child sex offense, as defined in s.
948.13, has engaged in an occupation or participated in a volunteer - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBa0060/1 FFK:skw position that requires the individual to work or interact primarily and directly with children in a manner that would be a felony under s.
948.13.
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That a sex offender, as defined in s.
948.14 (1) (d), has intentionally captured a representation of a minor pupil without the written consent of the minor pupil[s parent or guardian.
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Notice required under subd.
1.
shall be provided in-person or by phone, including voicemail, and shall be provided by no later than one of the following, whichever is applicable:
a.
If the report is received on a school day before the end of regularly scheduled instruction, 5 p.m.
on that day.
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If the report is received on a school day after the end of regularly scheduled instruction or on a day that is not a school day, by noon of the next calendar day.
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For purposes of subds.
1.
and 2.
a.
and b., a report is considered to be received by a school board or the operator of a charter school when it is received by an individual employed by the school district or operator of the charter school to whom any of the following applies:
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For purposes of the employment, the individual is required to hold a license issued by the department under s.
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For purposes of this paragraph, a report is considered to be received by the governing body of a private school when it is received by an individual employed by the governing body of the private school as an assistant principal, a principal, or an administrator, as defined in s.
The individual has been designated by the school board or operator of the charter school as a Title IX coordinator, as defined in 34 CFR 106.8 (a).
118.60 (1) (ad).
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(b) Each school board shall annually provide parents and guardians with - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2247/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 74 S ECTION 1 information regarding their rights to access records regarding school employee discipline under subch.
For purposes of subds.
II of ch.
1.
19.
and 2.
SECTION 2.
a.
Initial applicability.
and b., a report is considered to be received by the governing body of a private school when it is received by an individual employed by the governing body of the private school as an assistant principal, a principal, or an administrator, as defined in s.
(1) This act first applies to a credible report alleging sexual misconduct by a school staff member that is received on the effective date of this subsection.
118.60 (1) (ad), or by an - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBa0060/1 FFK:skw individual who has been designated by the governing body of the private school as a Title IX coordinator, as defined in 34 CFR 106.8 (a).
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Subdivision 1.
does not apply to a report received by the school board, governing body of a private school, or operator of a charter school that alleges conduct by the pupil[s parent or guardian.Y.
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Action History

  1. Published 12-10-2025

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 57

  3. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Available for scheduling

  13. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Executive action taken

  15. Public hearing held

  16. Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Franklin and Spiros

  26. Read a second time

  27. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  28. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  29. Fiscal estimate received

  30. Representative Prado added as a coauthor

  31. Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  32. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2

  33. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 3

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin

  36. Public hearing held

  37. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  38. Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Steffen, Tittl, Wichgers and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Nass

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 74 do?
An Act to create 118.07 (6) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 74?
AB 74 is sponsored by Tomczyk, Nass, Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), and Kaufert, Dean (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 74?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 28, 2025. It awaits signature.
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