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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5738/1 MJW:skw 2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 966 January 29, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives Green, Brill, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Stubbs, cosponsored by Senator James. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. An Act to create 165.503 of the statutes; relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Justice to conduct a children’s online digital safety awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the potential dangers of internet use by children and distributing information on steps that may be taken to prevent children’s exposure to harmful content on the internet. Under the bill, DOJ must provide any materials developed for the campaign to a school, free of charge, upon request. For further information see the state 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: Section 1. 165.503 of the statutes is created to read: 165.503 Internet crimes against children public awareness campaign. (1) The department of justice shall conduct a children’s online digital safety awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the potential dangers of Internet use by children and distributing information on steps that may be taken to prevent children’s exposure to harmful content on the Internet. The campaign shall use a combination of digital platforms, including the department’s website, social media platforms, and digital newsletters, and print platforms, if available. (2) The department of justice shall provide any of the materials developed for the digital safety awareness campaign under sub. (1) to a school, as defined in s. 118.257 (1) (d), free of charge upon request. (end)
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