Policy & Law

WI State Policy

Highlighted Items

• A Guide to Non-Profit Advocacy in Wisconsin (Updated 2017)

• WCASA's 2017-2018 Public Policy Agenda

• WCASA and EDAW Public Policy Update at the Northern Training (July 2017)

• Sexual Assault Victim Services (SA
• VS) Grant Program: 2017-19 Budget Proposal
• Talking Points: Triple SAVS Funding for Prevention and Services
• Effective, Vital and Woefully Underfunded: Sexual Assault Prevention and Victim Services in Wisconsin (Updated March 2017)
• A Population-based Staffing Model for State-Funded Sexual Assault Prevention & Victim Services (Updated March 2017)
• WCASA Written Testimony: Supporting Marsy's Law (6/15/17)

• WCASA Written Testimony: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse by School Personnel (AB 329 / SB 253) (6/15/17)

• Campus and Sexual Assault Agency Partnerships
• Talking Points
• Campus Partnerships Brief

• Review of Wisconsin's 2015-16 Legislative Session 
• Recording of Webinar on YouTube (7/27/16)
• Webinar's Slides with Active Links
• Highlighted Bills of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session (8/30/16)

• Wisconsin's New Victim Accompaniment Law:
• Hospital Form for Victim Accompaniment Notification: Patient Rights for Victims of Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking Involving a Commercial Sex Act, or Child Sexual Abuse
• Hospital Guidelines for Victim Advocate Accompaniment During Hospital Exams and Consultations 
• 2015 Wisconsin Act 351 (text of the law)
• WCASA Summary of Victim Accompaniment Law
• WCASA Webinar on Victim Accompaniment Law (Slides; YouTube Recording)

• 2015 Act 350: Changes to Victim Compensation Program (PDF Courtesy of WI DOJ)

• VIDEO: Watch WCASA on Talkshow: What Impacts Sexual Assault Amnesty Bill Will Have on UW Campuses (1/25/16)

• Watch WCASA Testify in Support of the Sexual Assault Victim Amnesty Bill (AB 808):
• VIDEO 3/1/16: start at the 1:01:27 point
• VIDEO 1/28/16: start at the 0:56:12 point
• WCASA Written Testimony in Support of AB 808, the Sexual Assault Victim Amnesty Bill (3/1/16)

• WCASA Written Testimony in Support of SB 618, Child Sex Trafficking Legislation (1/29/16)

• WCASA Written Testimony Opposing AB 489, which Repeals the Healthcare Provider Reporting Exception (12/8/15)
  

• WCASA Written Testimony Opposing AB 469, "Bathroom Bill" Targeting Transgender Students (11/19/15)

• WCASA Verbal Testimony in Support of AB 267 / SB 200: Safe Harbor for Sex-Trafficked Children (10/28/15)

• "Dom's Top 20 List": Tips for Effective Policy Advocacy

• WCASA's 2015-2016 Public Policy Agenda

• Webinar: Public Policy Advocacy for the 2015-2016 Legislative Session
  (2/11/15)
• Slides with Links
• Notepages without Links

Other Action Alerts & Updates

Other Press Releases

Voice Newsletter

Resources 

• Who Represents Me in WI?

• WCASA Policy Webinar Series
• Episode 1: "I'm Just a Bill"
• Episode 2: How To Track What's Happening With Legislation
• Episode 3: "Don't be Baffled by the Budget"
• The Wisconsin Legislature is now in session.

• Webinars on the Legislative Process: In preparation for the 2013-2014 state budget cycle, WCASA hosted a series of informational webinars about the legislative process, made available as podcasts.

• WCASA Guide to Non-Profit Advocacy in Wisconsin 2011

• How a Bill Becomes Law?

Politics & Policy News Sources:

• www.wispolitics.com

• www.thewheelerreport.com

Budget Advocacy:

• Wisconsin Budget Project

• Joint Finance Committee

Past Legislative Sessions

• Policy and Legal Updates from the 2013-2014 Legislative Session

• Summary of New Sexual Assault-Related Laws Created During the 2011-2012 Legislative Session

• WCASA press release about legislative action during 2011-2012 session 

• WCASA's 2011–2012 Legislative Agenda 

• Review of the 2009-2010 legislative session