Policy & Law
WI State Policy
Highlighted Items
- A Guide to Non-Profit Advocacy in Wisconsin (Updated 2017)
- 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
- 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 Opposing AB 489, which Repeals the Healthcare Provider Reporting Exception (12/8/15)
- WCASA Verbal Testimony in Support of AB 267 / SB 200: Safe Harbor for Sex-Trafficked Children (10/28/15)
- Webinar: Public Policy Advocacy for the 2015-2016 Legislative Session
(2/11/15)
Resources
- 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.
Politics & Policy News Sources:
Budget Advocacy:
Past Legislative Sessions
- WCASA press release about legislative action during 2011-2012 session