Policies We're Watching Related to Women's Safety
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Description: This bill would prohibit the prosecution of a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.
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Authors: Sen. Harsdorf and Rep. Billings
Status: Passed Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety 5-0 and passed Senate unanimously. Passed Assembly Committee on Children and Families 8-0. Failed to receive full Assembly vote, thus failed to pass before the end of the 2017-2018 legislative session. WAWH Position: Support Background Information: See WAWH's Peek at Policy blog post on the bill for more information. |
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Description: This bill would require school boards to adopt policies addressing teen dating violence, including: (1) prohibiting teen dating violence at schools or school-related events and activities; (2) model, age-appropriate instruction about preventing and responding to teen dating violence for pupils in grades 7 through 12; and, (3) training and procedures for identifying, preventing, and responding to teen dating violence for school district employees, and identifying school district employees responsible for receiving teen dating violence incident reports.
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Authors: Sen. Petrowski and Rep. Sargent
Status: Referred to Assembly Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Education. Failed to pass before the end of the 2017-2018 legislative session. WAWH Position: Support Background Information: See WAWH's Positive Policy Prescription to learn more about why effective teen dating violence prevention and response policies are important for the safety and well-being of women and girls. |
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