Amendment SSA1-SB108

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE

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SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 108

June 18, 2025 - Offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Wall and Wirch.

SB108-SSA1,1,2 An Act to create 20.435 (5) (bx) and 46.537 of the statutes; relating to: sharing minors’ safety plans and making an appropriation.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB108-SSA1,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

- See PDF for table

SB108-SSA1,2 Section 2. 20.435 (5) (bx) of the statutes is created to read:

SB108-SSA1,2,2 20.435 (5) (bx) Minors’ safety plan sharing portal. The amounts in the schedule to develop and maintain the portal under s. 46.537 (5).

SB108-SSA1,3 Section 3. 46.537 of the statutes is created to read:

SB108-SSA1,2,4 46.537 Sharing minors’ safety plans. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB108-SSA1,2,6 (a) “Facilitator” means an individual who assists in the creation of a safety plan.

SB108-SSA1,2,9 (b) “Safety plan” means an individual’s written document, created in advance of a crisis, that provides guidance on how to help the individual when the individual experiences a behavioral or developmental health challenge or crisis.

SB108-SSA1,2,11 (c) “Safety plan partner” means a person who is part of a network formed under sub. (4) (a).

SB108-SSA1,2,15 (2) Safety plan contents and requirements. (a) A minor who is at risk of an encounter with law enforcement or other emergency service providers during a behavioral or developmental health challenge or crisis may create a safety plan, with a facilitator, that includes any of the following information about the minor:

SB108-SSA1,2,16 1. The minor’s name.

SB108-SSA1,2,17 2. The minor’s address or addresses.

SB108-SSA1,2,18 3. What it looks like when the minor feels unsafe or needs assistance.

SB108-SSA1,2,19 4. De-escalation strategies that work for the minor.

SB108-SSA1,2,20 5. Contact information for the minor’s parent or guardian.

SB108-SSA1,2,22 6. Contact information for the minor’s health care providers, as defined under s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hp).

SB108-SSA1,2,24 7. Contact information for individuals who can provide emotional support to the minor in times of crisis.

SB108-SSA1,3,2 8. What the minor would like law enforcement officers or emergency medical responders to know.

SB108-SSA1,3,3 9. Other information that is important to the minor.

SB108-SSA1,3,5 (b) A minor and a facilitator who create a safety plan under par. (a) shall sign the safety plan.

SB108-SSA1,3,7 (c) A safety plan created under par. (a) expires one year after the date the safety plan is signed.

SB108-SSA1,3,11 (3) Safety plan sharing; release of information. (a) A minor’s safety plan may be shared with a safety plan partner through the portal under sub. (5) only if the minor has signed a release of information stating that the minor agrees and understands all of the following:

SB108-SSA1,3,13 1. The safety plan will be used only to ensure the safety and well-being of the minor by the safety plan partners.

SB108-SSA1,3,14 2. The safety plan may be revoked at any time other than during a crisis.

SB108-SSA1,3,16 3. The safety plan will be shared in the portal under sub. (5) and may be accessed by all safety plan partners.

SB108-SSA1,3,18 4. Additional safety plan partners may join the network under sub. (4) (a) and the safety plan may be shared with those additional safety plan partners.

SB108-SSA1,3,20 5. During a crisis, the safety plan may be accessed by a different network formed under sub. (4) (a) that uses the portal under sub. (5).

SB108-SSA1,3,22 6. The release of information will be attached to the minor’s safety plan until the safety plan expires or is revoked.

SB108-SSA1,3,24 (b) A facilitator shall ensure the minor understands the release of information under. par. (a).

SB108-SSA1,4,2 (c) A release of information under par. (a) shall identify all current safety plan partners at the time the release of information is signed by the minor.

SB108-SSA1,4,4 (d) A release of information signed by a minor under par. (a) shall be attached to the minor’s safety plan until the safety plan expires or is revoked.

SB108-SSA1,4,7 (e) A safety plan partner may access a safety plan only to ensure the safety and well-being of the minor during a crisis, to review or update a safety plan, or at the minor’s request.

SB108-SSA1,4,10 (f) A safety plan partner shall maintain confidentiality of a safety plan and may disclose a safety plan to a person who is not in the safety plan partner’s network under sub. (4) (a) only if the person is one of the following:

SB108-SSA1,4,12 1. The minor’s parent, guardian, legal custodian, Indian custodian, as defined in s. 48.02 (8p), or legal representative.

SB108-SSA1,4,14 2. During a crisis, another safety plan network formed under sub. (4) (a) that uses the portal under sub. (5).

SB108-SSA1,4,15 3. A bona fide researcher using de-identified information.

SB108-SSA1,4,19 (4) Safety plan network. (a) Two or more persons, including any of the following, may form a network for the purpose of sharing safety plans of minors who are at risk of an encounter with law enforcement or other emergency service providers during a behavioral or developmental health challenge or crisis:

SB108-SSA1,4,20 1. A system of care, as defined in s. 46.56 (1) (or).

SB108-SSA1,4,21 2. A physical or mental health care provider.

SB108-SSA1,4,22 3. A county department of human services.

SB108-SSA1,4,23 4. A county department of social services.

SB108-SSA1,4,24 5. A school.

SB108-SSA1,5,1 6. A school district.

SB108-SSA1,5,2 7. A law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.77 (1) (b).

SB108-SSA1,5,3 8. A fire department, as defined in s. 66.0314 (1) (c).

SB108-SSA1,5,4 9. An emergency medical services provider, as defined in s. 256.215 (1) (d).

SB108-SSA1,5,5 10. A tribal agency.

SB108-SSA1,5,7 11. The division of the department of children and families that is responsible for administering child welfare services in Milwaukee County.

SB108-SSA1,5,8 12. A public safety answering point, as defined in s. 256.35 (1) (gm).

SB108-SSA1,5,11 13. A center designated to respond to statewide or regional contacts with the universal telephone number for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system maintained under 42 USC 290bb-36c.