AB686 ROCP for Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

Assembly Bill 686

Relating to: the regulation and licensure of genetic counselors, creating a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Steffen, Brostoff, Anderson, Born, Duchow, Kitchens, Krug, Kuglitsch, Spiros, Dittrich, Doyle, Novak and James; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Carpenter, Johnson, Olsen, Wirch, Bernier and Larson.

December 20, 2019     Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

February 13, 2020       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (7)        Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Allen, Sortwell, Quinn, Brostoff and Stuck.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Macco and L. Myers.

Appearances For

·      Representative David Steffen - 4th Assembly District

·      Senator Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District

·      Peter Levonian - UW Health

·      Christina Zaleski - WI GC Association & Prevention Genetic

·      Becky Pabst

·      Deborah Wham

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Representative Gary Hebl - 46th Assembly District

·      Victoria Blank

·      Holli Hebl

·      Sumedha Ghate - WIGCA (WI Genetic Counselors Association)

·      Ann Seubert

·      Ashley Kuhl - WIGCA

·      April Hall - WI Genetic Counselor Association

·      Sara Zoran - WIGCA

·      Alex Cummings - UW Health

·      Catherine Reiser - Master of GC Studies (Director)

·      Caroline Kielczeuski - WIGCA

·      Jessica Grzybarski - WICGA

·      Andrea Nagl - WIGCA

·      Jill Ciske - WIGCA

·      Stephanie Gerber

·      Cristin Griffis

·      Amy Stoffner

·      Sarah Choi

·      Zarif Zaman

·      Jennifer Meyer

·      Katie Tobik - Genetic Counseling

·      H.J. Waukau - WI Medical Society

·      Kate Orland - UW Madison

·      Kelcy Smith - UW Health

·      Kendra Eaves

·      Sam Stachowiak

·      Sarah Linn - MCW

·      Allison Thomsen

·      Nathan Berken - Meidcal College of Wisconsin (MCW)

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 26, 2020           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Anna Schwarz

Committee Clerk