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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry
Relating to: educational requirements for foresters employed by the department of natural resources and persons authorized to designate trees for cutting in state forests.
By Representatives Friske, Ainsworth, Loeffelholz, Gard, Seratti, Ott, Montgomery, Vrakas, Gundrum, Gunderson, McCormick, Owens, Powers, Krawczyk and Hines; cosponsored by Senator Breske and Welch.
January 4, 2002 Referred to Committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry.
January 10, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (7) Representatives Ainsworth, Friske, Freese, Loeffelholz, Sykora, Gronemus and Schneider.
Absent: (1) Representative Hubler.
· Rep. Don Friske, Author
· Paul DeLong, DNR
· Willard Kiefer, self
· Ray Guries, Society of American Foresters
· Colette Matthews, WI County Foresters Assoc.
· Marie Stewart, WI Science Professionals
· Eugene Roark, WI Woodland Owners Assoc.
· Gunnar Bergersen, Timber Producers/Lake States Lumber
· Bob Beglinger, WI Federaton of Teachers
January 24, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (8) Representatives Ainsworth, Friske, Freese, Loeffelholz, Sykora, Gronemus, Hubler and Schneider.
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Friske, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (8) Representatives Ainsworth, Friske, Freese, Loeffelholz, Sykora, Gronemus, Hubler and Schneider.
Noes: (0) None.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Hubler, that
Assembly Bill 695
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (8) Representatives Ainsworth, Friske, Freese, Loeffelholz, Sykora, Gronemus, Hubler and Schneider.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0
Kristina Boardman
Committee Clerk
