Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Colleges and Universities
Assembly Bill 314
Relating to: the amount of an academic excellence higher education scholarship, the number of those scholarships that may be awarded in an academic year, the eligibility criteria for those scholarships, and creating an individual income tax credit for certain academic scholarship recipients.
By Representatives Knodl, Kremer, Kitchens, Gannon, Murtha and R. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Miller and Wanggaard.
August 26, 2015 Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
January 28, 2016 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Murphy; Representatives Rohrkaste, Quinn, Rodriguez, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Tranel, Macco, Wachs, Berceau, Billings, Hesselbein and Jorgensen.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative R. Brooks.
Appearances For
· Senator Duey Stroebel - 20th Senate District
Appearances Against
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
· Dan Rossmiller - Wisconsin Association of School Boards
· Kim Kaukl - Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance
Appearances for Information Only
· John Reinemann - Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB)
Registrations For
· President Ray Cross - University of Wisconsin System
· Dave Ohlien - Verona
· Matt Kussow - UW Madison
· Rebecca Larson - WI Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 07, 2016 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Diane Handrick
Committee Clerk
