Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs
Senate Bill 164
Relating to: charging resident fees to nonresident veterans and their family members attending technical colleges.
By Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Roth, Bewley, Cowles, Harsdorf, Lassa, Wirch and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Skowronski, Billings, Petryk, Ballweg, Berceau, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Goyke, Hesselbein, Jacque, Kolste, Kremer, Milroy, Murphy, Novak, Pope, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck and Weatherston.
May 14, 2015 Referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs
May 27, 2015 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Senator Jerry Petrowski - 29th Senate District
· Representative Ken Skowronski - 82nd Assembly District
· Kathy Marschman - Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Representative Warren Petryk - 93rd Assembly District
· Representative Jill Billings - 95th Assembly District
· James Zylstra - Wisconsin Technical College System
· Paul Gabriel - Wisconsin Technical College District Boards
· Jason Johns - Veterans of Foreign Wars
· Jason Johns - Military Order of the Purple Heart
· Mike "Gunner" Furgal - Veterans of Foreign Wars
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
May 27, 2015 Executive Session Held
Present: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Cowles, seconded by Senator Hansen that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: (0) None.
SENATE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Moved by Senator Marklein, seconded by Senator Cowles that Senate Bill 164 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
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Derek Punches
Committee Clerk
