AB428

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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 428
Relating to: creating an individual income tax deduction for classroom teachers who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies.
By Representatives Wieckert, Krawczyk, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Walker, Jensen, Rhoades, Hahn, Musser, Nass, Kedzie, Ladwig, M. Lehman, J. Lehman, McCormick, Plouff, Wade, Jeskewitz, Sykora, Kestell, Suder, Vrakas, Townsend, Stone, Hundertmark, Shilling, Ott, Powers, Huebsch, Turner, Kaufert, Petrowski, Berceau, Gunderson, Lippert, Schooff and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Rosenzweig, Darling, Risser, Schultz, Roessler, Welch, George and Baumgart.

May 31, 2001 Referred to Committee on Education.

November 13, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (12) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Hahn, Hundertmark, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Rhoades, Townsend, Sherman, Ziegelbauer, Sinicki and Williams.

Absent: (2) Representatives J. Lehman and Riley.

Appearances for
· Scott Becher on behalf of Represenative Steve Wieckert, author
· M. Colleen Wilson, Wisconsin Catholic Conference
· Judd Schemmel, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools

· Annette Talis, Wisconsin Association of School Boards

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Representative Mike Powers, 80th Assembly District
· Tom Grogan, Department of Public Instruction
· Joseph Quick, Madison Metropolitan School District

· Linda Barth, WEAC

Registrations against

· Chrystal Berg

January 8, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Hahn, Hundertmark, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Rhoades, Townsend, Hines, J. Lehman, Ziegelbauer, Sinicki, Williams and Riley.

Absent: (1) Representative Sherman.

Moved by Representative Loeffelholz, seconded by Representative Rhoades, that Assembly Amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (2) Representatives J. Lehman and Sinicki.
Noes: (12) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Hahn, Hundertmark, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Rhoades, Townsend, Hines, Ziegelbauer, Williams and Riley.

Absent: (1) Representative Sherman.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 12, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Rhoades, seconded by Representative Nass, that Assembly Bill 428

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (13) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Hahn, Hundertmark, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Rhoades, Townsend, Hines, J. Lehman, Sinicki, Williams and Riley.
Noes: (1) Representative Ziegelbauer.

Absent: (1) Representative Sherman.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1, Absent 1

Committee Clerk