Madison – Yesterday, Representative Lindee Brill (R-Sheboygan Falls) released the Report of the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Protecting Kids. The report outlines the work of the task force, provides recommendations for new legislation, endorses existing legislation, and makes recommendations for further legislative review. Representative Brill offered the following remarks:
“It is our calling as Wisconsinites and our duty as elected officials to protect the most innocent among us, our kids. That is why I am profoundly grateful to have chaired the Speaker’s Task Force on Protecting Kids. The task force focused on how to prepare parents and protect kids in a digital age with rapidly changing technology. As families try to navigate the online landscape that their children can access at the click of a button, the task force examined the effects of social media on youth development, evaluated the benefits and drawbacks to children having unlimited, unsupervised access to the internet and social media, and assessed the risks and dangers of children being online anywhere and anytime.
“We held four hearings, receiving a wealth of testimony from organizations and individuals who all work hard in their own fields to keep kids safe in a digital age.
“Each hearing focused on a particular topic to keep kids safe: family, law enforcement, education, and mental health. We heard testimony from such groups as The Anxious Generation Movement; the Department of Justice’s ICAC Task Force; Mothers Against Media Addiction; the Watertown Community Health Foundation; the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health; Thriving Wisconsin; and many others, including constituents of the 27th District like Kevin Bruggink, Oostburg School District Superintendent, and Isaiah Ketterhagen, an educator and parent at Oostburg High School.
“We worked diligently to translate this testimony into meaningful, effective legislation and, based on the information and pressing calls to action we received, introduced 12 new pieces of legislation across the areas of our focus: technology, education, law enforcement, and strengthening families. I ask my colleagues to join me in passing this legislation as we strive to fulfill our duty to protect our kids.”
Details about this legislation and other important information about the work of the task force can be found in the linked report and on Representative Brill’s website.
The Representative’s office is located in Room 409 North at the Wisconsin State Capitol. She may be reached at (608) 237-9127 or by email at Rep.Brill@legis.wisconsin.gov.
Representative Lindee Brill (R-Sheboygan Falls) serves the 27th Assembly District which includes portions of Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Calumet, and Manitowoc counties.
