Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Bill 816
Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides.
By Representatives Plumer, Subeck, Skowronski, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Dittrich, Duchow, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Katsma, Knodl, Kulp, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ott, Quinn, Pronschinske, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Tittl, Tusler, Vining, Vorpagel, Vos and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Kooyenga, Carpenter, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner and Wanggaard.
January 28, 2020 Referred to Committee on State Affairs
February 12, 2020 Public Hearing Held
Present: (15) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Tauchen, Jagler, Schraa, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Summerfield, Kulp, Vorpagel, Sinicki, McGuire, Ohnstad, Crowley, Stubbs and Cabrera.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Representative Jon Plumer - 42nd Assembly District
· Representative Lisa Subeck - 78th Assembly District
· Senator Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District
· Bev Greenberg - Task Force on Holocaust Education in WI
· Eva Zaret
· Bruce Varick - Archdiocese of Milwaukee
· Sarah Gesner - Prairie School
· Monica Olague-Marchan - HERC
· Lynn Dziadulewicz - Catholic Memorial H.S.
· Nancy Barnett - Second Generation Speakers
· Joette Majerus - Task Force for Mandating Holocaust & Genocide Education
· Jodi Sinykin - Task Force on Holocaust Education in WI
· Shirley Dwam - Notre Dame
· Maggie Lottes - Notre Dame
· America Hernandez - Notre Dame
· Angela Sencion - Notre Dame
· Rabbi Andrea Steinberger - Hillel of WI
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Caroline Berkey - Prairie School
· Diya Mehra - Prarie School
· Ariel Foesch - Juda School
· Kim Foesch - Juda School
· Matius Marchan - Catholic Memorial H.S.
· John Brixy - Town of Blue Mound
· Renata Laxora
· James Barnett - Holocaust Resource Center
· Mark Gesner
· Dean Boyer - HERC
· Rebecca Komisar - Holocaust Education Resource Center
· Arleed Peltz - HERC
· Danelle Welzig
· Martin Greenberg
· Kari Altman - HERC
· Beth Waite - Task Force for Holocaust Education
· Ruby Sheaffer - Juda School
· Nicole Wyman - Juda School
· Laurel Sheaffer - Juda School
· Briliey Swedlund
· Katie Brooks - Juda School
· Yvonne Audi - Milwaukee School of Languages
· Jill Haberman - HERC
· Jennifer Cobb
· Aerin Lammers
· Yoger Ben-Yitschik
· Rachel Rosen - UW Jewish Community
· Micah Ariel-Rohr
· Elana Kahn - Milwaukee Jewish Federation
· Owen Sillars
· Sara Sillars - HERC
· Janice Howe
· Judith Herstead
· Alise Morrison
· Meredith Clark - Holocaust Education Research Center
· Sierra Voigt - Holocaust Education Resource Center
· Haiah Koehn - Holocaust Education Resource Center
· Isadora Decker - Holocaust Education Resource Center
· Ciara Mckee - Holocaust Education Resource Center
· Lindsay McBride - Holocaust Education Resource Center
· Greg Steinberger
· Peter Bakken - WI Council of Churches
· Kim Vercauteran - WI Catholic Conference
· Rabbi Jonathan Biatch - Temple Beth El
· Kathy Blumenfeld
· Joan Braune
Registrations Against
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
Registrations for Information Only
· Grant Huber - Dept. of Public Instruction
February 13, 2020 Executive Session Held
Present: (14) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Tauchen, Jagler, Schraa, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Summerfield, Kulp, Vorpagel, Sinicki, McGuire, Ohnstad, Stubbs and Cabrera.
Absent: (1) Representative Crowley.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Vorpagel, seconded by Representative McGuire that Assembly Bill 816 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (14) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Tauchen, Jagler, Schraa, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Summerfield, Kulp, Vorpagel, Sinicki, McGuire, Ohnstad, Stubbs and Cabrera.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
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Joe Mesec
Committee Clerk
