Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint Committee on Finance

Assembly Bill 777

Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college tuition remissions for and grants to support foster care and other out-of-home placement students and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Novak, Kitchens, Billings, Snyder, Doyle, Meyers, Rodriguez, Crowley, Subeck, Ballweg, Katsma, Pronschinske, Anderson, Berceau, Born, Brostoff, Considine, Duchow, Fields, Genrich, Horlacher, Jagler, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steineke, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Johnson, Carpenter, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Vinehout.

February 01, 2018       Referred to Joint Committee on Finance

February 08, 2018       Executive Session Held

Present:       (16)      Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born, Rohrkaste, C. Taylor and Shankland.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (16)   Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born, Rohrkaste, C. Taylor and Shankland.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Amendment 4 be recommended for introduction.

Ayes:     (16)   Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born, Rohrkaste, C. Taylor and Shankland.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4 INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Amendment 4 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (12)   Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.

Noes:     (4)     Senators L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 4

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Bill 777 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (16)   Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born, Rohrkaste, C. Taylor and Shankland.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0

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Joe Malkasian

Committee Clerk