Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Family Law
Assembly Bill 489
Relating to: recodification of the child abuse and neglect reporting law; making probation agents, parole agents, and certain employees, contractors, and volunteers of schools and institutions of higher education mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect; training in child abuse and neglect identification, laws, and procedures and in human trafficking identification for certain employees, contractors, and volunteers of schools; eliminating an exception to the child abuse reporting requirement for providers of certain health care services when the suspected or threatened abuse consists of sexual intercourse or contact with a child; definitions of physical injury and neglect for purposes of mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect; and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Brandtjen, Jacque, Neylon, Gannon, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, Pope, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senator L. Taylor.
November 09, 2015 Referred to Committee on Family Law
December 08, 2015 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Representative T. Larson; Representatives Bernier, Thiesfeldt, Craig, Mursau, Kleefisch and Hebl.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Johnson and Subeck.
Appearances For
· Representative Janel Brandtjen
· Dr. Cynthia Jones-Nosacek - Catholic Medical Ass'n - Milwaukee Guild
· Dr. Elizabeth Tumpach - Catholic Medical Ass'n
· Dr. Christine Zainer
· Richard Schwoegler - Faith Builders/BASICS/Surrender All Ministries
· Deanne Lawson - Inner Beauty Center, Inc.
Appearances Against
· Dr. James Meyer - WI Medical Society/WI Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
· Tony Gibart - End Domestic Abuse WI
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf - WI Counties Ass'n
· Ray Przybelski - WI County Human Services Ass'n
· Dan Rossmiller - WI Ass'n of School Boards
Appearances for Information Only
· Eve Dorman - Dane County
Registrations For
· Representative Andre Jacque
Registrations Against
· Erin Elliott - UW Health
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
· Dr. Angela Janis - WI Alliance for Women's Health
· Kathy Markeland - WI Ass'n of Family & Children's Agencies
· Kyle O'Brien - WI Hospital Ass'n
· Jack O'Meara - WI Ass'n of School Nurses
· Dee Pettack - WI Department of Public Instruction
· Chris Rasch - WI Medical Society
· Dr. Ken Schellhase
· Alicia Schweitzer - WI Academy of Family Physicians
· Ramie Zelenkova - WI Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 02, 2016 Executive Session Held
Present: (8) Representative T. Larson; Representatives Thiesfeldt, Craig, Mursau, Kleefisch, Hebl, Johnson and Subeck.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Bernier.
Moved by Representative Kleefisch, seconded by Representative Thiesfeldt that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (8) Representative T. Larson; Representatives Thiesfeldt, Craig, Mursau, Kleefisch, Hebl, Johnson and Subeck.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Subeck, seconded by Representative Hebl that Assembly Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Representatives Hebl, Johnson and Subeck.
Noes: (5) Representative T. Larson; Representatives Thiesfeldt, Craig, Mursau and Kleefisch.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 5
Moved by Representative Kleefisch, seconded by Representative Thiesfeldt that Assembly Bill 489 be recommended for without recommendation.
Ayes: (4) Representative T. Larson; Representatives Thiesfeldt, Craig and Kleefisch.
Noes: (4) Representatives Mursau, Hebl, Johnson and Subeck.
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 4
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Matt Pulda
Committee Clerk
