Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Assembly Bill 304

Relating to: procedures to create a school district out of the territory of one or more existing school districts and information provided to persons filing a petition for a referendum on the detachment of large territory from one school district and its attachment to another school district.

By Representatives Olsen, Jeskewitz, Albers, Duff, Grothman, Hahn, Huebsch, Jensen, M. Lehman, Ott and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman, Schultz and Welch.

April 17, 1997 Referred to committee on Education.

May 6, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (14) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Luther Olsen--Author

· Senator Alberta Darling--Co-Author

· Bill Neureuther--Town of Richfield

· James Bartlein--Hubertus WI

· Mitchell Biba--Eagle WI

· Bonnie Schmalzer--Germantown WI

· Sally Sarnstrom--DPI

Appearances against

· Mike McCabe--Madison School District

· Crystal Berg--Hartford Union High School

· Mary Sowinski--WI Association of School Boards

Appearances for Information Only

· Jack Coe--WEAC

Registrations for

· Representative Michael Lehman--Co-Author

· Michele Gross--Colgate WI

· Tom Harnisch--WI Towns Association

Registrations against

· None.

June 3, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (13) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Absent: (1) Representative Ziegelbauer.

Moved by Representative Olsen, seconded by Representative Duff, that Assembly Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (13) Representative Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Ziegelbauer.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Olsen, seconded by Representative Duff, that Assembly Bill 304

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (7) Representatives Olsen, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte and J. Lehman.

Noes: (6) Representatives Nass, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds and Dueholm.

Absent: (1) Representative Ziegelbauer.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 6, Absent 1

Georgia Maxwell

Committee Clerk