Gov. Scott Walker announced in a statement Tuesday Wisconsin will invest $14 million of the upcoming biennial budget in law enforcement initiatives, including services for sexual assault victims.
Walker said $4 million of the $14 million would help fund the Sexual Assault Victims Services grant program. The program would allow local providers of sexual assault services to use funds to support sexual assault crisis response, victim advocacy and prevention efforts.
Funds would also go toward preventing online child exploitation, including the addition of five full-time employees to the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to the statement.
“By enacting these initiatives, Wisconsin will reaffirm its commitment to public safety, protecting our children and helping crime victims,” Walker said in the statement.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen commended Walker’s budget proposal.
“These proposals reflect my view that public safety should be the first priority of government and will help to make Wisconsin a safer place to live,” Van Hollen said in the statement.
